'St. Francis of Assisi Takes the 'Lady Poverty' To Be His Bride', c1930. St Francis (1182-1226), Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, (in dark robes, left), being married by Christ to the allegorical figure of Poverty, who is barefoot and standing amongst thorns. After a fresco by Giotto, made c1330, in the Basilica of San Francesco at Assisi, Italy. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]