Francis of Assisi

1181 – 1226

Founded a mendicant movement of poverty, preaching, and service that renewed medieval Christianity and remains globally institutionalized.

• c. 1181–1226

  Founded a mendicant movement of poverty, preaching, and service that renewed medieval Christianity and remains globally institutionalized

  Founded a mendicant movement of poverty, preaching, and service that renewed medieval Christianity and remains globally institutionalized.