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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
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francesco
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Paola
- Occupation
- anchorite
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- San Francisco de Paula, de Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Museo del Prado).jpg
- Religious order
- Order of the Minims
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- Commons category
- Francis of Paola
- date of birth
- 1416-03-27
- date of death
- 1507-04-02
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- Commons gallery
- Francis of Paola
- topic's main category
- Category:Francis of Paola
- feast day
- April 2
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- subject has role
- Confessor of the Faith
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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.