Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1181 – 1226), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and preacher. He is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Preaching sermons[edit | edit source]
Francis led the Franciscan movement, whose adherents believed that Jesus of Nazareth had told his followers to take vows of poverty as described in the passage of King James' Gospel of Luke "And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey; neither staff, nor scrip, nor bead, nor money; neither have two coats."[2][3]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
After his death, Francis' life was immortalized in frescoes painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio on the Sassetti Chapel of Santa Trinita between 1483 and 1485 in Florence, Italy.[4]
In 2012, Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Basilica di Santa Croce included Saint Francis' retelling of Jesus' vow and the later persecution of his followers by the Pope.[2] It was later included in Abstergo Entertainment's database entry in 2014 for their Identity Project.[3] Another of Hastings' entries also described Ghirlandaio's fresco depictions of Saint Francis.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Identity (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
