Francesco of Assisi

Japanese: フランチェスコ[アッシジの]（英語表記）Francesco

1181 or 82-1226
Founder of the Franciscan Order. An Italian saint famous for his faithfulness to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, to the point that he was called "the other Christ." His real name was Giovanni Francesco Bernardone. Born into a wealthy textile merchant's family in Assisi, he led the young men of Assisi in a carefree youth, but after being captured in a battle with the neighboring town of Perugia (1202-03) and becoming seriously ill, a turning point came for him. He eventually decided to renounce all worldly pleasures and ambitions and to live by the example of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospels (1205).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1181か82‐1226
フランシスコ会の創立者。〈もう一人のキリスト〉と称せられるほど，イエス･キリストの生涯と教えに忠実に従ったことで有名なイタリアの聖人。本名Giovanni Francesco Bernardone。アッシジAssisiの富裕な織物商の家に生まれ，アッシジの若者の先頭に立って気ままな青年時代を送ったが，隣町ペルージアとの戦いで捕虜となり(1202‐03)，大病を経験したことで転機が訪れ，やがてすべての現世的な快楽･野望を放棄し，福音書に記されているイエス･キリストの模範に従って生きようと決心する(1205)。

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