When1: 1200
When2: 1300
Who: Francis of Assisi
What: monk
Where: Assisi, Italy
works\ Praise of the Creatures [1221 to 1226]; Canticle of Brother Sun [1221 to 1226]; Testament of Saint Francis [1226]
Detail: He lived 1182 to 1226, founded Franciscan monastic order, and advocated the simple life. Little Flowers of St. Francis tell his stories. It is said that he preached to birds and tamed wolf by his gentleness.
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