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St. Francis of Assisi is one of the most well-known and beloved saints of all time. Known for his radical poverty and love of God, St. Francis stands out amongst other saints as being the embodiment of the phrase "fool for Christ." He was considered a fool by many of his contemporaries but the so-called "madness" that possessed him began to spread and more and more people began to want be "foolish" like this man. Was St. Francis mad? Yes, but not in the crazy sense, he was madly in love with God.
St. Francis, in his youth, desired to be a knight. He loved the troubadours' songs of love and heroic battles. A longing was born in him to join the Crusades and fight for the Church. Little did he know that his dreams would be fulfilled and in a way beyond anything he could imagine. For Francis would become a knight fighting for the heavenly kingdom; he would become a troubadour but he would sing hymns of praise and joy to God; and Francis would fight in The Crusade to reconquer the......

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