Sunday, September 17, 2006

Saint Francis was a bon vivant turned devout follower of Jesus' life. Unlike most who viewed the life of Jesus as a moral inspiration and source of holy inspiration, Saint Francis looked to Jesus as a role model and attempted to live his life as Christ had led his.

That the statue of him pictured here is missing the same hand as a Christ statue given to the eBay A Day Auction Almaniac's brother is one of the mysteries of the universe.