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Francesco is a 1989 historical drama film about the life of St. Francis of Assisi. It is directed and co-written by Liliana Cavani , and stars Mickey Rourke as Francis and Helena Bonham Carter as the future St. Claire .
Mar 15, 2017 · Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved saints in the history of Roman Catholicism. Yet he wore a hair shirt, in addition to flagellating himself constantly, to punish his body for its lustful desires.
Francesco (1989), Liliana Cavani. Synopsis. Mickey Rourke stars in this story of the passionately mystical life of St. Francis of Assisi. Amid the tumult and savagery of 13th-century Italy, Francesco, the decadent son of a wealthy merchant, experiences a stunning religious awakening.
Francesco, a 1989 film by Liliana Cavani, contemplatively paced, follows Francis of Assisi's evolution from a rich man's son to a religious humanitarian, and eventually to a full-fledged self-tortured saint.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Italian: Fratello sole, sorella luna) is a 1972 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Graham Faulkner and Judi Bowker. The film is an examination of the life of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Francis of Assisi. July 12, 1961. In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
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Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order. He was a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century and is one of the most venerated religious figures of Roman Catholicism.
