FranciscanSaints

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Great Franciscan Saints

The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant Christian religious orders, primarily within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Saint Francis of Assisi, these orders include the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Friars and Capuchin friars), the Order of Saint Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis. They adhere to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of the founder and of his main associates and followers, such as Clare of Assisi, Anthony of Padua, and Elizabeth of Hungary. Several smaller Protestant Franciscan orders exist as well, notably in the Anglican and Lutheran traditions.

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• Saint Francis of Assisi (1100's-1226), feast day: 4th of October

• Saint Clare of Assissi (1194-1253), feast day: 11th of August

• Padre Pio, Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (1887-1968), feast day: 23rd of September

• Sant Antonio di Padova (1195-1231), feast day: 13th of June

• John Duns Scoutus (1265/66-1308), feast day: 8th of November

• Angela di Foligno (1248-1309), feast day: 4th of January (7th of January in United States)

• Saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), feast day: 14th of August