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Definition of Francis of assisi
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226).
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Saint
Derivative terms: Franciscan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Francis Of Assisi
Literary usage of Francis of assisi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readings in European History: A Collection of Extracts from the Sources by James Harvey Robinson (1904)
"SABATIER, Life of St. Francis of Assisi, translated from the French of the
Protestant scholar who has done most to clear up the problems connected with the ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"For social aspect of Francis's life: DUBOIS, Sí. Francis of Assisi Social ...
1905); Robinson, "The Writings of St. Francis of Assisi" (Philadelphia, 190G). ..."
3. The Rise of the Mediaeval Church and Its Influence on the Civilisation of by Alexander Clarence Flick (1909)
"The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi; and a Sketch of the Franciscan Order, by a
Religious of the Order. NY, 1867. 10.—Little, WJK, St. Francis of Assisi, ..."
4. English Prose: Selections by Henry Craik (1907)
"francis of assisi ST. FRANCIS was bom in the romantic town of Assisi, of a family,
the Bernardini, engaged in trade. His birth took place while his father ..."
5. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"Next to these should be noted HG Rosedale, St. Francis of Assisi according to
Brother Thomas of Celano, with Critical Introduction, London, ..."
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