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Francisco
Sign in to saveAlso known as de Paola, Saint Francesco, de Paule, Saint François, von Paula, Saint Franz, San Francesco di Paola, of Paola, Saint Francis, Saint Francis of Paola, de Paola, Saint Francis, de Paula,Saint Franciscus
Italian mendicant friar, founder of the Order of Minims
OverviewAI-generated
Francisco was a male anchorite and hermit who lived from 1416 to 1507. Born in Paola, he was a member of the Order of the Minims and adhered to the Catholic Church. He is recognized as a Catholic saint and holds the role of Confessor of the Faith. His feast day is observed on April 2.
The name Francisco is also associated with Francisco Zurbarán, a figure listed with a birth date of 1598 and a death date of 1664. Zurbarán is credited with 29 works, including titles such as *Paintings* and *Obras maestras de Zurbarán*. Additionally, the name appears in music contexts, where an artist from Spain is associated with genres including death metal, drone, and field recordings.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1598
- Died
- 1664
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Paintings
- Obras maestras de Zurbarán
- Zurbanán
- Zurbarán
- Francisco de Zurbaran
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Spain
- Active from
- 1964
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34,473
- Total plays
- 225,299
Tags
1.) Francisco - released Cosmic Beam Experience in 1976. Hints of new age before there really was a such a thing, darker electronic passages and psychedelic world music swirl together. Francisco, aka Frank Lupica, was a member of Shanti, a San Francisco based world music and psychedelic fusion band that featured a young Zakir Hussian. 2.) Francisco is Francesco de Bellis (known as on half of Matt101 and Jollymusic) solo project, other aliases include Mr. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Franc
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Physisorption of gases, with special reference to the evaluation of surface area and pore size distribution (IUPAC Technical Report)
· 2015 · cited 19,592x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,787x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,971x
- End-to-End Object Detection with Transformers
· 2020 · cited 13,467x
- 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
· 2021 · cited 12,136x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- 27 March 1416, Paola, Calabria Citeriore, Kingdom of Naples
- Died
- 2 April 1507 (1507-04-02) (aged 91), Plessis-lez-Tours , Touraine, Kingdom of France
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church
- Beatified
- 1 November 1518
- Canonized
- 1 May 1519 by Pope Leo X
- Feast
- 2 April
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis of Paola, O.M. (also known as Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507), was a Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Calabria who founded the Order of Minims. He was named after Francis of Assisi and like him (but unlike most founders of men's religious orders) Francis of Paola was never ordained a priest.
Birth and early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Francisco” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.