St. Francis - Allegany, NY - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

Saint Francis was born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco, in 1181 or 1182 and died on October 3rd 1226. He was an Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher.

He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.

Pope Gregory IX canonised Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Saint Catherine of Siena, he was designated Patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October.

This statue of St. Francis is a memorial to those who had donated money to erect the St. Bonaventure statue in front of Devereux Hall and to others who died shortly before its installation. The statue of St. Bonaventure was acquired as a memorial to students who had lost their lives in 1939. The student body and the faculty had worked hard to raise money for the statue and, because of those efforts, were memorialized in turn here. The pedestal for this statue reads:

In Memoriam
Robert J. Kinsella 1949
Jerry E. Mahaney 1952
Edward D. Kane 1952
Teresa R. Marra 1951
Richard J. Griffin 1953
James J. Moloney 1952
Requiesant in pace

The statue was moved next to the new entrance of the Magnano Centre in 2009.

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: St. Bonaventure University Entrance Fee: Free Website: [Web Link] Artist: Not listed

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