Voices and influences
Francis of Assisi
The founder of the Friars Minor, who wrote his Testament in the summer of 1226, a few days before his death.
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- Lived died 1226, Italian.
- Quoted here most in Matthew: 1 of 1.
Francis of Assisi
- Lived
- died 1226
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- Italian
- Tradition
- Catholic, the Friars Minor
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1 of 1 quotations
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“And when the Lord gave me some brothers, no one showed me what I ought to do, but the Most High Himself revealed to me that I should live according to the form of the holy Gospel.”
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Matthew 19:21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” BSB
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The founder of the Friars Minor, who wrote his Testament in the summer of 1226, a few days before his death.
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