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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Chapters: 1226 births, 1226 by country, 1226 deaths, 1226 disestablishments, 1226 establishments, 1226 in Europe, 1226 in law, Francis of Assisi, Louis VIII of France, Charles I of Naples, Pandulf Masca, Hamm, Falkes de Breauté, Bar-Hebraeus, List of state leaders in 1226, William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Gertrude of Austria, William VI, Marquess of Montferrat, Fearghal Ó Taidg an Teaghlaigh, Anna of Hungary, Baness of Slavonia, Richard Marsh, Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, Frederick of Isenberg, Znojmo, Isabella of Gloucester and Hertford, Sigurd Ribbung, William Brewer, Boleslaw V the Chaste, Robert de Ros, Golden Bull of Rimini, Waleran III, Duke of Limburg, Ulrich I, Count of Württemberg, Benedict of Sausetun, Blessed Beatrice d'Este, Ata al-Mulk Juvayni, Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, Marie of Brabant, Saint Humility, Senju-ji, Bernart Arnaut d'Armagnac, Lý Hu¿ Tông, Baidawi, Nuala Ní Conchobair, Philip II, Marquis of Namur, Urraca López de Haro, Taifa of Baeza, Aed mac Donn Ó Sochlachain, Roger de Montbegon, Emperor Xianzong of Western Xia, Az-Zahir, Treaty of Melun, Walter de Riddlesford, Philip of Antioch, Emperor Shenzong of Western Xia, Bai Renfu, Guillaume de Joinville, 1226 in Ireland, 1226 in poetry. Excerpt: Saint Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone; 1181/1182 - October 3, 1226) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the Franciscan Order, assisted in founding the woman's Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. Francis' birth name was Giovanni. He was nicknamed 'Francis' because of his father's love of (and great deal of trade in) France. He was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, and he lived the high-spirited life typical of a wealthy young man, even fighting as a soldier for Assisi. While going off to war in 1204, Francis had a vision that directed him back to Assisi, where he lost his taste for his worldly life. On a pilgrimage to Rome, Francis begged with the beggars at St. Peter's. The experience moved him to live in poverty. Francis returned home, began preaching on the streets, and soon amassed a following. His order was endorsed by the Pope in 1210. He then founded the Order of Poor Ladies, which was an order for old women, as well as the Third Order of Brothers and Sisters of Penance. In 1219, he went to Egypt where crusaders were besieging Damietta, hoping to find martyrdom at the hands of the Muslims. Supposedly, Francis achieved personal rapprochement with the Muslim sultan who declared he would convert if possible. By this point, the Franciscan Order had grown to such an extent that its primitive organizational structure was no longer sufficient. He returned to Italy to organize the order. Once his organization was endorsed by the Pope, he withdrew increasingly from external affairs. In 1223, Francis arranged for the first Christmas manger scene. In 1224, he received the stigmata, making him the first person to bear the wounds of Christ's Passion. He died in 1226 while singing Psalm 141. On July 16, 1228, he was pronounced a saint by Pope Gregory IX. He is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment and one o