“Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial. Happy those who endure in peace, for by you, Most High, they will be crowned.”

—  Francis of Assisi, Canticle of the Sun

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Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order 1182–1226

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