the early years

Question 1

Francis was born in a time where:

Answer 1

the Christian world was effectively split into two parts

Question 2

the church split between:

Answer 2

the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church; 1182

Question 3

what was established between the churches?

Answer 3

enmity, or bitterness

Question 4

massacre in Constantinople:

Answer 4

the Massacre of the Latins

Question 5

not only the church had split, but Italy had also:

Answer 5

split into various small communities under the leadership of the Pope of the Holy Roman Emperor

Question 6

what was Francis’ birth-town?

Answer 6

Assisi

Question 7

Assisi was split into two opposing fractions:

Answer 7

the boni homines: rural landholders; the popolo: urban merchants

Question 8

Saint Francis was born into a:

Answer 8

popolo family

Question 9

Francis’ father (Pietro) was:

Answer 9

a cloth merchant (popolo)

Question 10

Francis’ mother (Pica) was:

Answer 10

a boni homine

Question 11

Francis was born:

Answer 11

either in 1181 or in 1182

Question 12

Francis’ brother:

Answer 12

Angelo

Question 13

Francis was known as:

Answer 13

“the son of Pica” rather than “the son of Pietro”

Question 14

what was a custom in Italy?

Answer 14

to baptize all healthy newborns at the city font at the cathedral of San Rufino during the Easter Vigil on Holy Sunday

Question 15

how many years before Francis’ death did the East/West schism occur?

Answer 15

127 years

Question 16

what was Francis’ Christian name?

Answer 16

Giovanni

Question 17

what was not unheard of at the time period?

Answer 17

naming a child Francesco

Question 18

sent to school most likely at:

Answer 18

the hospital of San Giorgio

Question 19

in his teenage years Francis seemed to be:

Answer 19

extremely extroverted, somewhat vain, and narcissistic

Question 20

when he was 19 Francis served:

Answer 20

in the communal militia

Question 21

Francis fought in:

Answer 21

the Battle of Perugia in 1202

Question 22

Francis’ health had been seriously damaged in:

Answer 22

1203

Question 23

what church did Francis come upon and hear the word of God proclaimed?

Answer 23

the church of San Damiano

Question 24

what was said by the statue of God in the church of San Damiano?

Answer 24

“Francis, go and repair my house.”

Question 25

what issues caused friction between the boni homines and the popolo?

Answer 25

real estate and taxation

Question 26

was Francis’ mother Italian?

Answer 26

no, she was French

Question 27

where was the family located?

Answer 27

on the Via San Paolo

Question 28

Francis was baptized on:

Answer 28

March 28, 1182; in the church of San Rufino

Question 29

why did Pietro change Giovanni’s name to Francesco?

Answer 29

he loved all things French and Francesco means “Frenchy”

Question 30

around 1195, Francis joined his father in family business as a:

Answer 30

apprentice textile merchant

Question 31

Francis belonged to a boy’s club called a:

Answer 31

societas iuvenum