# St. Francis of Assisi — The Everlasting Man character guide

> St. Francis of Assisi in The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** St. Francis, St. Francis of the flowers

**First appearance:** 0016-iv-the-witness-of-the-heretics

## Who they are

Christian saint known for his love of nature and poverty.

## Relationships

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_everlasting_man_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_friendship_

St. Francis is depicted as the closest imitator of Christ's poverty and love for creation.

## In the story

### [I: The Man in the Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_everlasting_man_se/chapters/i-the-man-in-the-cave)

Mentioned hypothetically as someone who might have drawn the cave pictures out of love for animals, illustrating the lack of evidence for primitive brutality.

### [Part II: On the Man Called Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_everlasting_man_se/chapters/part-ii-on-the-man-called-christ)

Referenced as a figure who imitated Christ's humility and love for nature.

### [III: The Strangest Story in the World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_everlasting_man_se/chapters/iii-the-strangest-story-in-the-world)

Referenced in the analogy that Death was the bride of Christ as Poverty was the bride of St. Francis.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_everlasting_man_se/chapters/conclusion)

Exemplifies the optimistic, headlong holiness of the Catholic Church, which remains newer than modern thought.

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