1. St. Francis of Assisi

2. Facts He was born in 1181 And died in 1226
His feast day was October 4th
He is the patron saint of animals, merchants, and ecology
He lived Italy
He was the first person to re-enact the nativity
He has many churches named after him

3. Early Life
Francis enjoyed a very rich easy life growing up because of his father's wealth and the permissiveness of the times. From the beginning everyone and I mean everyone loved Francis. He was constantly happy, charming, and a born leader. If he was picky, people excused him. If he was ill, people took care of him. If he was so much of a dreamer he did poorly in school, no one minded. In many ways he was too easy to like for his own good. No one tried to control him or teach him.

4. Prayer The Peace Prayer
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is error, the truth; Where there is doubt, the faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled, as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

5. Talents
He was very faithful
Animals loved him
He performed miracles

6. What made St. Francis of Assisi a Saint?
He had a strong relationship with God
He preached the gospel a lot
He spread the gospel

7. Accomplishment
He built God a church
He spread the gospel

8. Obstacles Francis’s sister died God’s house was collapsing
Francis passed out when he was going to was war

9. -This church is from San Francisco
-The church was built in 1860
-The church was founded by Salesian fathers and consecrated in 1924

10. Why I chose St. Francis of Assisi
I chose St. Francis because he is cool and he is very peaceful and faithful

11. The End Recourses http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=50