St Francis of Assisi

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Across
  1. 1. The country where St. Francis was born
  2. 4. Saint Francis started this religious order
  3. 7. The feast day of Saint Francis is in this month
  4. 9. While praying in a church in San Damiano, Francis heard Jesus tell him, "Francis, repair my ________."
  5. 10. Late in his life, St. Francis received the ________, which is the marks of the nails and the lance wound that Christ suffered
  6. 13. One day, while Francis was riding his horse, he stopped and did something he never would have done before: he kissed a ______.
  7. 14. St. Francis was the first to put together one of these now common Christmas displays
  8. 15. St. Francis had only just left on the Fourth ________ when he had a dream and God told him to go home.
Down
  1. 2. Many parishes have a blessing of ________ on or near the feast day of Saint Francis
  2. 3. A famous story about Saint Francis tells about how he preached to a large group of this animal, and they all stayed until they were told they could leave.
  3. 5. Francis' father sold this type of material
  4. 6. Saint Francis famously said, "Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use _____."
  5. 8. This is the date of the feast day of St. Francis
  6. 11. Saint Francis was born in this city
  7. 12. St. Francis' father was a very ________ merchant