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![]() St Francis of Assisi StatuesThousands of statues depicting St Francis of Assisi. Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone; 1181/1182 - October 3, 1226) was a Catholic deacon and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of ecology animals and nature. St Francis is depicted crouching, standing or kneeling in gardens usually with many water features or smaller animals. |