St. Francis of Assisi was born in 1181 or 1182 in Italy to a wealthy cloth merchant. In his twenties he took part in a war and was held prisoner for nearly a year. Shortly thereafter he had several experiences that shaped his religious conversion, and he renounced his worldly goods and family ties to embrace a life of poverty.
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