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St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis and Scenes from His Life, tempera on panel by Bonaventura Berlinghieri, 1235; in the Church of San Francesco, Pescia, Italy.
St. Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi, located in the duchy of Spoleto, Italy, in 1181 or 1182.12