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Portrait of Francis of Assisi. Portrait of Francis of Assisi. Born 1181/1182 in Assisi, Italy. Died 3 October 1226 in Assisi, Italy. Lithography by Maggiolo (fl. 19thC), after Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), c. 1850. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled, with creasing and overall small spotting. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 285 x 205 mm. Francis of Assisi was Saint, Deacon, Mystic, Patron saint of animals, One of the most venerated saints in Christianity, Stigmatist, Patron saint of Italy, "Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone", Founder of the Franciscan Order, Confessor of the Faith, Patron saint of the Franciscan Order, Patron saint of merchants, Patron saint of ecology, Patron saint of stowaways, Patron saint of Naga, patron saint of Cebu, and Patron saint of the City of General Trias. Portrait of Francis of Assisi. Born 1181/1182 in Assisi, Italy. Died 3 October 1226 in Assisi, Italy. Lithography by Maggiolo (fl. 19thC), after Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), c. 1850. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly soiled, with creasing and overall small spotting. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 285 x 205 mm. Francis of Assisi was Saint, Deacon, Mystic, Patron saint of animals, One of the most venerated saints in Christianity, Stigmatist, Patron saint of Italy, "Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone", Founder of the Franciscan Order, Confessor of the Faith, Patron saint of the Franciscan Order, Patron saint of merchants, Patron saint of ecology, Patron saint of stowaways, Patron saint of Naga, patron saint of Cebu, and Patron saint of the City of General Trias.