Live Size Polychrome Painted Carved Wood Catholic Saint Francis de Assisi. Carved wooden statue of Saint Francis of Assisi, depicted in a dark monastic habit with birds perched on his shoulders and hand while holding a simple wooden cross.

Size: 18 x 18 x 61 Inches

St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226) was an Italian friar and mystic whose life of radical humility and devotion transformed medieval Christianity. Born into a wealthy merchant family, he renounced material wealth to live in poverty, emphasizing compassion for the poor, care for the natural world, and joyful obedience to God. He founded the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscans), which stressed itinerant preaching and service, and his spirituality centered on imitation of Christ through simplicity and love. Deeply associated with animals and creation, St. Francis remains a powerful symbol of peace, ecological concern, and selfless faith within and beyond the Catholic Church.

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