Saint Francis of Assisi

E36355

Catholic saint Christian mystic Italian friar founder of religious order itinerant preacher

Saint Francis of Assisi was a 13th-century Italian Catholic friar and mystic renowned for his radical poverty, love of nature, and role as the founder of the Franciscan Order.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Francis of Assisi canonical	75
Francis of Assisi	54
St. Francis of Assisi	7
Pietro di Bernardone	2
Francesco d’Assisi	1
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone	1
Saint Francis	1
Saint François d’Assise	1
San Francisco de Asís	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T279625 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Saint Francis of Assisi
Context triple: [Laudato si', inspiredBy, Saint Francis of Assisi]

A. Saint Benedict of Nursia
Saint Benedict of Nursia was a 6th-century Christian monk and founder of Western monasticism, best known for composing the influential Rule of Saint Benedict that shaped Benedictine and later monastic life.
B. Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was a 16th-century Spanish priest and theologian who became a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation and the principal founder of the Jesuit order.
C. Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, renowned for his extensive evangelizing work in Asia, particularly in India and Japan.
D. Saint Methodius
Saint Methodius was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, venerated as one of the "Apostles to the Slavs" for his role in spreading Christianity and Slavic literacy alongside his brother Saint Cyril.
E. San Nicolás de Bari
San Nicolás de Bari is a small rural municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities and traditional Cuban town life.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Saint Francis of Assisi
Target entity description: Saint Francis of Assisi was a 13th-century Italian Catholic friar and mystic renowned for his radical poverty, love of nature, and role as the founder of the Franciscan Order.

A. Saint Benedict of Nursia
Saint Benedict of Nursia was a 6th-century Christian monk and founder of Western monasticism, best known for composing the influential Rule of Saint Benedict that shaped Benedictine and later monastic life.
B. Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was a 16th-century Spanish priest and theologian who became a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation and the principal founder of the Jesuit order.
C. Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, renowned for his extensive evangelizing work in Asia, particularly in India and Japan.
D. Saint Methodius
Saint Methodius was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, venerated as one of the "Apostles to the Slavs" for his role in spreading Christianity and Slavic literacy alongside his brother Saint Cyril.
E. San Nicolás de Bari
San Nicolás de Bari is a small rural municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities and traditional Cuban town life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic saint ⓘ Christian mystic ⓘ Italian friar ⓘ founder of religious order ⓘ itinerant preacher ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ surface form: Francesco d’Assisi Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
associatedPlace	Mount La Verna ⓘ
associatedWith	Assisi ⓘ Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
birthName	Saint Francis of Assisi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone
burialPlace	Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
canonizationStatus	canonized saint ⓘ
canonizedBy	Pope Gregory IX ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Italy ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1181 ⓘ 1182 ⓘ
dateOfCanonization	1228-07-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1226-10-03 ⓘ
event	received the stigmata at Mount La Verna ⓘ
father	Saint Francis of Assisi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pietro di Bernardone
feastDay	October 4 ⓘ
founded	Franciscan Order ⓘ Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Order of Friars Minor Poor Clares ⓘ Third Order of Saint Francis ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasTitle	Il Poverello ⓘ Seraphic Father ⓘ
influenced	Catholic social teaching ⓘ Christian environmentalism ⓘ Franciscan spirituality ⓘ
inspired	Pope Francis ⓘ surface form: Pope Francis (papal name choice)
knownFor	embracing voluntary poverty ⓘ love for animals and nature ⓘ preaching to the poor ⓘ receiving the stigmata ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
metWith	Sultan al-Kamil ⓘ
mother	Pica de Bourlemont ⓘ
notableIdea	fraternity with all creatures ⓘ imitation of Christ ⓘ love of nature ⓘ radical poverty ⓘ
notableWork	Canticle of the Sun ⓘ
participatedIn	Fifth Crusade (planning phase) ⓘ surface form: Fifth Crusade (as a peace emissary)
patronage	Italy ⓘ animals ⓘ ecology ⓘ environment ⓘ merchants ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Assisi ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Assisi ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Christianity ⓘ
spirituality	Franciscan spirituality ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran churches

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Referenced by (143)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laudato si' → inspiredBy → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Fratelli tutti → inspiredBy → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Basilica and Convent of San Francisco → dedicatedTo → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

San Francisco County → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Franciscan Order → foundedBy → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Franciscan Order → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Franciscan Order → veneratedSaint → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Mission San Francisco de Asís → dedicatedTo → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Mission San Francisco de Asís → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Umbria → religiousSignificanceFor → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Praise Be to You → references → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Saint Francis of Assisi → birthName → Saint Francis of Assisi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Francis of Assisi

this entity surface form: Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone

Saint Francis of Assisi → alsoKnownAs → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject surface form: Francis of Assisi

this entity surface form: Francesco d’Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi → alsoKnownAs → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject surface form: Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi → father → Saint Francis of Assisi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Francis of Assisi

this entity surface form: Pietro di Bernardone

Canticle of the Sun → author → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Canticle of the Sun → composer → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi → burialPlaceOf → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi → dedicatedTo → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Saint Anthony of Padua → associatedWith → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi → dedicatedTo → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Francisco → nameDayAssociatedWith → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Francisco → associatedSaint → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Saint Clare of Assisi → influencedBy → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Saint Clare of Assisi → closeAssociate → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Assisi → associatedWithSaint → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Assisi → hasPatronSaint → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Pope Gregory IX → canonized → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Tau cross → associatedWith → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Francis of Assisi

Mission Espada → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Francisca → associatedWith → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Catholic Worker Movement → inspiredBy → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

O.F.M. → foundedBy → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject surface form: Order of Friars Minor

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

O.F.M. → founder → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject surface form: Order of Friars Minor

this entity surface form: St. Francis of Assisi

O.F.M. → patronSaint → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject surface form: Order of Friars Minor

this entity surface form: St. Francis of Assisi

Perugia San Francesco d’Assisi – Umbria International Airport → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Rule of Saint Francis → author → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Mission Dolores → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Bonaventure → influencedBy → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Lausanne Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi → patronSaint → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject surface form: Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Pampulha)

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Olivier Messiaen → notableWork → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint François d’Assise

Order of Friars Minor Conventual → followsSpiritualityOf → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Second Order of Saint Francis → followsSpiritualityOf → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Second Order of Saint Francis → inspiredBy → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

Third Order of Saint Francis → followsSpiritualityOf → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Third Order of Saint Francis → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis of Assisi

Church of San Francesco → dedicatedTo → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject surface form: Church of San Francesco (Alghero)

Basilica of San Francisco → namedAfter → Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

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