This is starting to look like a conspiracy! I feel un loved,, I feel like the family is breaking up! sniff ,,sniff
wow, the abomination spawn of a truly dog sh*t thread. This forum blows, unless the topic is surfing, b/c all the fuk offs don't post
English form of the Late Latin name Franciscus which meant "Frenchman". This name was borne by the 13th-century Saint Francis of Assisi, who was originally named Giovanni but was given the nickname Francesco by his father, an admirer of the French. Francis went on to renounce his father's wealth and devote his life to the poor, founding the Franciscan order of friars. Later in his life he apparently received the stigmata. Due to the renown of the saint, this name became widespread in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. However, it was not regularly used in Britain until the 16th century. Famous bearers include Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), a missionary to East Asia, the philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon (1561-1626), and the explorer and admiral Sir Francis Drake (1540-1595). In the English-speaking world this name is occasionally used for girls. http://www.behindthename.com/name/francis
BTW, franciscan monks were no angels. They were one of the Mendicant Orders (beggars), along with the Augustinians, Dominicans, etc, which were the most vicious purveyors of the Inquisition throughout all of Europe. The Mendicant were, in those days, the "Progressives"; remind you of anyone??