Francis of Paola
Founder of Order of Minims
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Francis of Paola, OM, was an Italian Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Minims. Unlike the majority of founders of men's religious orders, and like his patron saint Francis of Assisi, he was never ordained a priest. Wikipedia
Born: March 27, 1416, Paola, Italy
Died: April 2, 1507 (age 91 years), Tours, France
Place of burial: Church of the Minims
Parents: Vienna da Fuscaldo and Giacomo d'Alessio