Francis of Assisi, uh SEE zee, Saint (1181 or 1182-1226), founded the Franciscans, a Roman Catholic religious order. The Franciscans devote themselves to preaching and to caring for the poor and the sick. Francis's deep respect for nature and love of animals led Pope John Paul II to name him the patron saint of ecology in 1979.
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