# Francis of Paola

> A Calabrian friar who never became a priest yet founded an entire religious order - the Minims - and earned a nickname for handling fire.

*Italian mendicant friar, founder of the Order of Minims*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/francis-of-paola

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Italy
- **Born:** 1416-03-27
- **Died:** 1507-04-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born 27 March 1416 in Paola, Calabria, he was named after Francis of Assisi, whose path he would echo in unexpected ways. He founded the Order of Minims, carving out a place in the Church's landscape without ever seeking ordination - a rare move for someone leading men in religious life. His contemporaries called him Francis the Fire Handler, a title that stuck for reasons the sparse record leaves to imagination. He died 2 April 1507, having built something that outlasted him without climbing the hierarchical ladder most founders ascended.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 22.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 56.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Religious Figure, #Religion, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Francisco de Paula](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Paula)
- [Франциск из Паолы](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8B)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315640)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Paola)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Francis%20of%20Paola)
- [Францішак Паольскі](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96)
- [Франциск от Паола](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA_%D0%BE%D1%82_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0)
- [Francesc de Paula](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesc_de_Paula)
- [František z Pauly](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franti%C5%A1ek_z_Pauly)
- [Franz von Paola](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Paola)
- [Francisko de Paola](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisko_de_Paola)
- [Francisco de Paula (santo)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Paula_(santo))
- [Francesco di Paola](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_di_Paola)
- [Frantzisko Paolakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frantzisko_Paolakoa)
- [François de Paule](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Paule)
- [Franjo Paulski](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franjo_Paulski)
- [Paolai Szent Ferenc](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolai_Szent_Ferenc)
- [Fransiskus dari Paola](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fransiskus_dari_Paola)
- [Francesco da Paola](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_da_Paola)
- [Franciscus de Paula](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscus_de_Paula)
- [San Franġisk ta' Paola](https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fran%C4%A1isk_ta'_Paola)
- [سائو فرانسیسکو ده پاولا](https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88_%D8%AF%D9%87_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7)
- [San Francisco da Paola](https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_da_Paola)
- [Franciscus van Paola](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscus_van_Paola)
- [Francés de Paula](https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franc%C3%A9s_de_Paula)
- [Franciszek z Paoli](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciszek_z_Paoli)
- [Fransesch ëd Pàola](https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fransesch_%C3%ABd_P%C3%A0ola)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francesco_da_Paola)
- [Francesco di Paola](https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_di_Paola)
- [فرانسيس پولا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7)

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