Extreme makeover: saint edition.St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint patron saint Saint to whose protection and intercession a person, society, church, place, profession, or activity is dedicated. The choice is usually made on the basis of some real or presumed relationship (e.g., St. of animals and the environment, is getting an image overhaul. The saint should be remembered for rejecting his early days as a "playboy" as much as his later days as a nature-loving pacifist, Pope Benedict XVI prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Italian news agency ANSA ANSA - Advanced Network Systems Architecture . "He was above all a convert. He was sort of a playboy, but then he felt that this was no longer sufficient," the pope said. He hopes that St. Francis' conversion story will "animate the young" and inspire them to embrace the church. |
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