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St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi is a character in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber.

minor

Also known as St. Francis, the young St. Francis

First appearance: 0009-iv-the-religious-foundations-of-worldly-asceticism

Founder of the Franciscan order, whose embrace of poverty is contrasted with Protestant asceticism.

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