St Francis of Assisi - Citrus Heights, CA
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N 38° 41.170 W 121° 19.854
10S E 645170 N 4283272
Statue of St Francis beside the entrance arch of the Sierra Hills Pet Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMH4DT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2013
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St Francis is the patron saint of animals. From Wikipedia: St. Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, but nicknamed Francesco ("the Frenchman") by his father, 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares. Though he was never ordained to the Catholic priesthood, Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.
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