Download or read book St. Francis of Assisi (Annotated Edition) written by G K Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land.