The wayward son of a merchant, affected by his experience of war and prison, has a vision and decides to live a Christian life of poverty as an itinerant preacher. He founds the Franciscans ... Read allThe wayward son of a merchant, affected by his experience of war and prison, has a vision and decides to live a Christian life of poverty as an itinerant preacher. He founds the Franciscans in his hometown of Assisi where he dies in 1226.The wayward son of a merchant, affected by his experience of war and prison, has a vision and decides to live a Christian life of poverty as an itinerant preacher. He founds the Franciscans in his hometown of Assisi where he dies in 1226.