Guatemalan Christian Holy Figure - "San Francisco"

Saint Francis of Assisi, an Italian Catholic friar and preacher, is the patron saint of animals. Saint Francis, an Italian Catholic friar and preacher, is the patron saint of animals. Saint Francis was born into a rich family in the city of Assisi, but renounced his wealth, and chose to live in poverty. Francis returned home, began preaching on the streets, and soon amassed a following. Francis received the stigmata, marks representing Christ's crucifixion wounds, in 1224. His was the first documented stigmatization. It is customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October.

The Christian faith is based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus or Christ. Jesus, (7–2 BC/BCE – 30–36 AD/CE), is the central figure of Christianity. Most Christian denominations venerate him as God the Son.

The principal sources of information regarding Jesus are the four canonical gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The gospels declare that Jesus was a Jew born in Bethlehem, in the Roman province of Judea. At the age of 30, he began to preach throughout Palestine, which was then under Roman rule. The gospels describe miracles that Jesus performed such as raising the dead.

Most critical historians agree that Jesus was a Jew who was regarded as a teacher and healer. He was crucified in Jerusalem, on the orders of the Roman Prefect of Judaea, on the charge of sedition against the Roman Empire. Christians believe that Jesus then rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, from which he will return.

Spanish conquest of Guatemala in the 1500s brought Roman Catholicism to the country.
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