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Saint Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni Francesco Bernardone) (1181 or 1182 – 3 October1226) was a Roman Catholicfriar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans.He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, the environment, and Italy, and it is customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies honoring animals around his feast day of October 4.[3] >> By WikiPedia