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Was St. Francis of Assisi calumniated for his relationship with St. Clare?

Was St. Francis of Assisi calumniated for his relationship with St. Clare? Were lies spread about him, for example, having a secret affair with her?
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On the Celebrated Serenity Prayer---of St. Francis?

The famous "serenity prayer" reads something like this: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the ...
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The difference(s) between “The Way of the Cross” by St. Francis and by St. Alphonsus?

St. Francis wrote a “Way of the Cross” and several centuries later St. Alphonsus also wrote one. I have been reading both in parallel, and (in my personal opinion) they are both lovely. What would be ...
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Looking for orthodox movies about St. Francis and St. Clare

There are tons of movies about St. Francis and St. Clare, is there a complete list of movies that, I don't know, rank by historicity and orthodoxy? I've seen a few movies about them but can't ...
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Did St. Francis pray the Rosary?

My wife is dressing my son Francis up as... St. Francis for an All Saints party. I think the timeline is thus that St. Francis could have prayed the Rosary, but it was more of a Dominican thing to do....