Francis was originally named Giovanni Francesco Bernardone and never received a

formal education. Instead as the son of a wealthy merchant Francis led a worldly and

carefree life He found his way into a battle between Assisi and Perugia and was

captured and held as a prisoner for over a year While a prisoner Francis developed a

severe illness It was during this ilness that Francis decided to alter his way of life When

well enough Francis returned to Assisi He performed charities among the less fortunate

and restored damaged churches These actions caused Francis father to reject him being

a man who put money above all else Francis then gave all of his possessions to his father

and devoted his time to caring for outcasts and lepers of Mount Subasio Francis also

restored the ruined church of Santa Maria degli Angeli He held mass there for the

outcasts that were not allowed in the other churchesone day during mass Francis

heard a voice telling him to go into the world and to possess nothing but do good

everywhere Doing just that Francis found himself preaching in Assisi later in the year

one step further Francis wanted to be a martyr He wanted to follow in the footsteps of

thereupon despoiled him of all he had and threw him scornfully in a snow drift

with dirt Francis was followed by a hooting rabble pelted with mud and stones, and

never confronted anyone except his father When one looks at Franciss personality, one

emphasized his belief in humbleness toward the end of his life when he dictated his

say only 'Our Father who art in Heaven From that point on, the only thing that occupied

the kingdom of Heaven Francis after rejecting his father hid in a cave outside Assisi

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