User:Swirlychick

st francis of assisi was born on the 26th of september 1182 and he died on the 3rd of october 1226.franchesco(francis)was baptised in the san rufino as was st clare.franchesco's fathers name was pietro bernardone and his mothers name was pica.francis rebuitl a church near were he lived in assisi the church was called the san damiano.st clare came to francis and asked if she could be a part of his franciscan group at this time women werent allowed to do much but francis said yes and clare became the first fransican sisster.to show that francis and his followers had consecrated themselves to god they shaved the top of thair heads which is called a tonsure.they dident shave clares head they onely cut a part of her hair of so that it was shorter.there are eight franciscan values i will onely list 6 of them for you.the first one is trust in god,simplicity,service,respect,love and compassion.thair is a high school in brisbane called mount alvernia college that follow these values and their saints are saint francis and clare and their hall is called the san damiano after the church st francis built the word mount alvernia comes from the itilan word mount laverna wich means mount alvernia.