Saint Francis of Paola O.M. (or: Francesco di Paola or Saint Francis the Fire Handler; March 27 1416 – April 2 1507) was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of Minims. Unlike the majority of founders of men’s religious orders and like his patron saint Francis was never ordained a priest.
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1416-03-27
birth place
Paola Calabria, Calabria, Kingdom of Naples, Cosenza, Province of Cosenza
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