Francis of Assisi

"Saint Francis of Assisi", "St. Francis of Assisi" and "St Francis of Assisi" all redirect here. For the opera by Olivier Messiaen see Saint-François d'Assise. Saint Francis of Assisi (September 26, 1181 –  October 3, 1226) was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, and it is customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies honoring animals around his feast day of October 4.
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Noun
1. (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
(synonym) Saint Francis of Assisi, St. Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis, St. Francis, Giovanni di Bernardone
(hypernym) saint
(classification) Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church