# St. Francis — The Divine Comedy character guide

> St. Francis in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Francis

**First appearance:** 0082-canto-xi

## Who they are

Founder of the Franciscan order, praised in the Sphere of the Sun.

## In the story

### [Canto XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xi)

Subject of the canto; his life, marriage to Poverty, founding of the Order, and stigmata are detailed.

### [Canto XXII: St. Benedict's Lament and the Eighth Heaven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxii)

Mentioned by St. Benedict as an example of humble beginnings, founding his convent with humility.

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