15342 Assisi | Discovered 1994 Apr. 3 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg. |
Assisi is the birthplace of St. Franciscus (1181?-1226; St. Francis, originally Giovanni Bernardone). He founded the first begging order. The Franciscans are bound to serve and preach worldwide, living in poverty and penance. They wandered barefoot, clothed in a brown cowled habit and white cord. |
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