<p>Useful website links on St. Francis of Assisi</p><p>The Franciscan Archive - http://www.franciscan-archive.org/index2.html Collection of documents about St. Francis and the Order of Friars Minor. The Franciscan Experience - http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/fra/FRAmain.html Illustrated biographies of Francis and Clare of Assisi. Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Francis of Assisi - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06221a.htm Long article on St. Francis, founder, mystic, perhaps the most beloved Catholic saint of all. St. Anthony Messenger Press: St. Francis of Assisi - http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Francis/default.asp Special feature on St. Francis includes several articles, audio clips, and even a "blessing of the pets" e-card. Thomas of Celano - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/stfran-lives.html Excerpts from the First and Second lives of St. Francis, with commentary by David Burr. The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi - http://www.ccel.org/ccel/ugolino/flowers.html The "Fioretti" or "little flowers" are a collection of beloved stories about St. Francis and the early days of the Order, preserved by the "Spiritual" Franciscans. Also available for download in plain text, zip, or RTF formats. Catholic Online: St. Francis of Assisi - http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=50 Long hagiography, by Terry Matz. Travel Italy: Francis of Assisi - http://www.travel.it/relig/saints/francis.htm Illustrated biography of the saint. The Life of S. Francis - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/goldenlegend/GL-vol5- francis.html From "The Golden Legend," by Jacobus de Voragine. William Caxton translation. Patron Saints Index: Francis of Assisi - http://saints.sqpn.com/saintf01.htm Illustrated profile. Saint Francis of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Friars Minor, Confessor - http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/FRANCIS.htm From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley. Mira Circa Nos - http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Greg09/g9mira.htm The papal Bull canonizing St. Francis of Assisi. By Pope Gregory IX. 16 July, 1228. A Saint a Day: St. Francis of Assisi - http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/1004_francis.asp The story of St. Francis. Suitable for children. Saint Francis - http://www.shrinesf.org/francis_menu.htm Incidents in the saint's life. The Herald of the Great King - http://www.gloriana.nu/francis.html An essay on the life and spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi. Also includes quotations, prayers, and a copy of the Rule of the Third Order Regular. Rite Expiatis - http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius11/P11RITEX.HTM Encyclical of Pope Pius XI, about St. Francis of Assisi, promulgated 13 April, 1926. Francis of Assisi, Friar - http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/04.html Biographical essay. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language. Saint Francis of Assisi - http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/saints/francis.htm Sympathetic portrait of the little poor man of Assisi, by Sri Swami Sivananda, the Brahmin-born practitioner of Yoga who founded the Divine Life Society. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6367 Book in plain text or as a zip file, from Project Gutenberg. St. Francis Receives the Stigmata - http://www.cin.org/franstig.html Article by Felix Timmermans. Claves Regni: St. Francis of Assisi - http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/heroes/francis.htm Biography. Francis of Assisi - http://www.pathguy.com/francisc.htm An interfaith appreciation of one of the most popular catholic saints. Le Jongleur de Dieu - http://www.cin.org/saints/jongleur.html An excerpt from G.K. Chesterton's book "St. Francis of Assisi." Illustrated. Saint Francis Preaches to the Birds - http://www.cin.org/francbir.html An excerpt from The Little Flowers of St. Francis. Auspicato Concessum - http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Leo13/l13frc.htm On St. Francis of Assisi. Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, promulgated in 1882. The Ecole Glossary: Francis of Assisi - http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/glossary/francisa.html Brief biography, by Karen Rae Keck. St. Francis and His Brethren - http://www.cin.org/francbre.html Fairly lengthy essay, by Johannes Jorgensen, on St. Francis and his early followers. </p>