print email comment close St. Francis of Assisi URL: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/default.aspx?id=16 Description: "St. Francis of Assisi, lover of all creation, champion of justice, patron saint of animals and the environment, founded the Franciscan Order. His feast day is October 4." This site provides background about St. Francis, a schedule of pet blessings throughout the U.S., and related material about St. Francis and peace, justice, and the integrity of creation. An AmericanCatholic.org website from the Franciscans and St. Anthony Messenger Press. Publisher: Franciscans and St. Anthony Messenger Press Extra Keywords saint LII Database Information: Record 24536 created by Maria Brandt on 09/17/2007 Last modification on 09/28/2009 Published: 09/27/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24536