st francis patron saint

Assuming you mean the one also known as

Apostle to the Far East
Francisco de Jaso y Azpilicueta
Franciscus de Xabier

his patronage includes

African missions
Agartala, India, diocese of
Ahmedabad, India, diocese of
Alexandria, Louisiana, diocese of
Apostleship of Prayer
Australia
black missions
Borneo
Cape Town, South Africa, archdiocese of
China
Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Dinajpur, Bangladesh, diocese of
East Indies
Fathers of the Precious Blood
foreign missions
Freising, Germany
Goa, India
Green Bay, Wisconsin, diocese of
Hpa-an, Myanmar, diocese of
India
Indianapolis, Indiana, archdiocese of
Japan
Joiliet, Illinois, diocese of
Kabankalan, Philippines, diocese of
Malindi, Kenya, diocese of
missionaries
Missioners of the Precious Blood
Mumbai, India, archdiocese of
Navarre, Spain
navigators
New Zealand
parish missions
plague epidemics

Many of his patronages are cleary associated with his extensive missionary work in the Far East.

If you mean

Francis Xavier Bianchi
Francis Xavier Can Nguyen
Francis Xavier Mau or
Francis Xavier Seelos

click on his name on the page at

http://saints.sqpn.com/saints-f/

for more information.

2009-04-08 16:18:25 by eileen c

St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment. October 4th commemorates the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi and is ...

I've seen large statues of St. Francis of Assisi in the yards and gardens of people who are self avowed sport hunters. They kill for sport, not simply out of necessity. St. Francis loves animals and represents kindness to other creatures. How appropriate is it for him to be in the yard of someone who likes to kill?
I'm talking about killing for fun, not for necessity. It's the idea of recreational killing I'm getting at here - killing as a form of entertainment. St. Francis couldn't be pleased to be associated with it.

If it weren't for managed and controlled hunting - killing for food or sport - then the animal populations would get so large that it would tax the natural resources that they live off of. Then many would be sick and starving and that would be bad. Animals don't have the endless wilderness that they used to have, thanks to man. So since man put them in this mess, man needs to be responsible for helping them maintain a healthy environment so that they can be healthy, too.

Think of the animal shelters. Say you only have a capacity for 200 dogs. The incoming rate of dogs per day is so great (over the rate of adoptions out) that you have exceeded space, water, and food capacity and are running at above capacity. This means that the dogs all suffer from less food, stress, kennel cough, and other illness related to a crowded population. If the shelter does not receive enough funding to support the animal population, they have to kill animals to make room for the new ones. Man put them in this problem by not spaying/neutering, and not taking care of their pets, and man is responsible for managing them and trying to help them out.

The bible tells us man is responsible for caring for the land and for tending to the beasts.

2008-11-03 13:50:31 by aussiegenes

Comes In Velvet Gift Box
1 x 3/8"
Sterling Silver St. Patron Saint Francis Pendant

A. Wayward Girls
B. Greedy Merchants
C. All God's Animals
D. Farmers

C I think. If I remember right.

2007-09-04 15:48:13 by ♫ Bubastes, Cat Goddess♥

"Description: Saint Francis (ca. 1182-1226) was the patron saint and founder of the Franciscan Order. Late in life he had a vision, which left him with wounds in hands and feet like those of the crucified Christ. Here, he is depicted holding a book and a cross-staff and wearing the brown habit of the Franciscan order. " http://www.thewalters.org/works_of_art/itemdetails.aspx?aid=27655

k thanksss :)

It's a robe of the kind that monks/friars/nuns wear.

You can see an example of the brown Franciscan habit, and quite a few other kinds, at the link below.

2008-11-30 10:03:19 by Nata P

My grandmother always told me stories about the saints, and the different intercessions they stood for. Cecilia was the patron saint of music, Jude the patron saint of hopeless causes, St. Francis the patron saint of animals...

one story that always intrigued me was the story of St. Joseph, patron saint of carpenters and fathers... foster father of Jesus.

My grandmother always told me if we ever put our house up for sale, you're always suppose to bury a statue of St. Joseph, head down, by the front door, facing away from the house... then pray special prayers to him for 10 days.

then once your house sells, you dig him up and place him in a special place in the new house.

well our house is up for sale, and I remembered that story, so my mom and I went to buy a statue of St. Joseph. it came with a million different ways to bury him. Bury him upside down in front of the door facing out, bury him upside down by the for sale sign facing the house, bury him in the yard in any way...

Do you HAVE to bury him? I mean, it's 10 below and snowing. Can't I just put him on the window sill where it's relatively warm, looking out towards the for sale sign, then do the prayers? Or are you suppose to bury the statue? It just seems so mean to put him outside, upside down in the cold, cold ground just to sell the house.

I mean, this is all about faith right? So can't he interceed and help sell my house if I have faith and pray for intercession, without burying him in the cold ground?
ok

1. it has nothing to do with ME not wanting to freeze my butt off I have to spend so much time outside as it is, a few more minutes wouldn't bother me. I just think it's a cruel idea to bury a saint upside down to help sell a house.

2. it's a shame you left the catholic church. And no this isn't in the bible... because the idea of saints being made patron saints of certain causes to intercede (say an extra prayer to God and Jesus) in the name of someone came AFTER the bible.
wow, you guys need to go back and study these things a little. This isn't "wrong" or "superstitious" this is a very old practice.

The main stories are an order of sisters without a convent buried a medal of St. Joseph as a sign of their devotion to God and prayed for intercession so that the land could be procured for their convent, and their prayer was heard.

Its a physical sign of faith and devotion and belief that the saint will help you say a few extra prayers to Jesus.

It's like displaying the cross. It's a physical sign of devotion to christ. Burying the statue is a (still used today world wide, look it up) physical sign of faith that he'll help.
And, burying the statue doesn't defeat the purpose of having it... because you're suppose to unbury him and put him in a prominant place in the new house as a sign of thanks.
it also has nothing to do with FORCING God to help you. Everyone knows you can't FORCE God to do anything unless it is his will. Again, it is a physical sign of faith that you know the saint will at least try to say a few extra prayers for and with you to God for help in what you need in your time of need. It's not about a magic fix all.
and finally, the tradition was practiced by all sorts of people, priests, nuns and carpentors since the late 1400's, early 1500's. it has nothing to do with my overly pius grandmother taking things too far out of context. This is a real practice. look it up...

this is an actual, longstanding, old tradition

anyhoo, thanks for the actual, understanding and non-insluting answers. I think I'll leave the statue on the window sill for now. Maybe I'll bury the statue when the weather is a bit nicer out.
actually it is recognized by the church, and even practiced by thousands of parishes today. again, do some research before answering a question.

We just set our St. Joseph statue in the kitchen on the windowsill. We also asked him to pray with us and for us -- prayed a novena and all that. We sold our house in 4 months for our asking price. Some may say 4 months is a long time, but not in this market.

2009-01-12 15:28:18 by drea_me_3000