Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Francis of Assisi was born in 1182, the only son of Pietro Bernardone, a wealthy cloth merchant of central Italy. Peitro gave his son the name of Giovanni at baptism, though he afterwards changed it to Francesco, perhaps in honor of his trading in France. Pietro’s wo...

The Ringling Museum of Art was worth the trip to Sarasota, Florida. At first I didn’t know what to expect, I thought it would be a boring museum of prints or a limited collection on display for a period of time; however, this was not the case. At first I didn’t put two and two together but upo...