October 4 is the annual Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) an Italian mystic, poet and mendicant friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans in the early 13th century. 5 Minutes in Church History podcast at https://amzn.to/3BoedCq The Saints podcast available at https://link.amazon/B0aVzSaqQ Saint Francis of Assisi books at https://link.amazon/B08ndmnGZ Books about Stigmata available at https://link.amazon/B0aD3AR9E Historical Jesus books available at https://amzn.to/43rnYbq ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark's video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: Saint Of The Day podcast with Mike Roberts by Covenant Network, Saint Francis of Assisi 04oct2023; THE Saint of the Day podcast: Saint Francis of Assisi 04oct2024 (Good Catholic & The Catholic Company); 5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols: Trending in the 13th Century, Feb. 13, 2019; The Saints podcast - The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage, Lent with the Saints Episode Fifteen: Francis of Assisi, March 6, 2026 (The Merry Beggars). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.