People facing persecution or pressure to abandon their faith
She also pairs with our Our Lady of Grace Miniature Saint Statue for the family altar or shelf
Designed by Little Drops of Water® — drawing families to Our Lady of Guadalupe
this time as a missionary bishop
To keep her near is to carry that question close — a reminder that we are loved
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic 8" Plush Doll — Patron of Animals Our Lady Lourdes People facing persecution or pressureSAINT FRANCIS Saint Francis was born around 1181 in Assisi, Italy, to a wealthy merchant family. After a youth of privilege and a transformative experience during illness, Francis renounced his inheritance to embrace radical poverty and service to the poor. He founded the Franciscan Order, rebuilt crumbling churches, and preached to all of creation including, famously, the birds. Francis received the stigmata in 1224 and died in 1226, having