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By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there.

Francis of Assisi

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Francis of Assisi
Died: 1226
Died: October 3
Catholic Deacon
Friar Franciscan
Poet
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Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone
St. Francis of Assisi
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San Francisco de Asís
San Francesco d'Assisi
Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone
von Assisi
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von Assisi
Saint Franziskus
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