"Grief" Saint Francis of Assisi By living in poverty and

By living in poverty and giving up all worldly processions and pleasures

“No” as he points to his discarded clothes

Francesco decided to “marry” an imaginary woman he called Lady Poverty as a way of denouncing all other temptations of female companionship

Brother Elias is conspiring on ways to exploit the known saintliness of Francesco to raise money

Sister Clare

"Grief" Saint Francis of Assisi By living in poverty and18 X 24 Glossy Photographic Print of "Grief" from the "Saint Francis of Assisi Emotions of the Man" collection by the artist Lorenzo. Description: In October 1226, Sister Clare and Brother Leo are there to comfort Francesco as he lay dying. Brother Elias is conspiring on ways to exploit the known saintliness of Francesco to raise money. Francesco will be canonized as Saint Francis of Assisi two years later. Lorenzo Brucia