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Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment.
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The general impression conveyed is that henceforth future foreign assets must have the pedigree of Mother Teresa or Saint Francis of Assisi.
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It means protecting all creation, the beauty of the created world, as the Book of Genesis tells us and as Saint Francis of Assisi showed us.
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It could refer either to Saint Francis of Assisi or the well-known Jesuit, Saint Francis Xavier, both missionaries, said Terrence Tilley, chair of the Department of Theology at Fordham University in New York.
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R.2: Inscription of the Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi on the Representative List could increase the visibility of the intangible cultural heritage in general and promote respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.
UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage
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The 76-year-old from Buenos Aires is the first Pope to take the name of Francis - reminiscent of Francis of Assisi, the 13th Century Italian reformer and patron saint of animals, who lived in poverty.
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He chose the name Francis in honour of Francis of Assisi - the 13th century Italian saint who spurned a life of luxury to work with the poor.
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The new Pope chose the name Francis in honour of St Francis of Assisi - the 13th Century Italian saint who spurned a life of luxury to work with the poor.
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Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the poor may be conservative in terms of official church doctrine.
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