what is st francis patron saint of?
All Creatures Of Our God And King
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 After his death , his tomb was the center of a cult , and when the tomb was opened in 1580 , his body was found to be perfectly preserved . The tomb and effigy was destroyed in the French Revolution , his remains were reburied and a new tomb built in 1839 . He was beatified by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839 , and his feast day is 14 July . 

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 Since 1968 , the Pope has officiated at a special ceremony in St. Peter 's Square on Gaudete Sunday that involves blessing hundreds of mangers and Babies Jesus for the children of Rome . In 1978 , 50 @,@ 000 schoolchildren attended the ceremony . 

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 In the process toward sainthood , his cause for canonization was opened on 18 November 1965 by Pope Paul VI during the final session of the Second Vatican Council . He was made a Servant of God by Pope John Paul II in 1990 and Pope Benedict XVI declared Pius XII Venerable on 19 December 2009 . 

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 During the pontificate of John Paul II , two members of Opus Dei , Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne and Julián Herranz Casado , were made cardinals . 

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 There is also no use of the title " saint " for anyone other than biblical persons ( and even then the title is used with a certain degree of exclusivity ) . This is to prevent oddities of convention ( such as St. Nicolaus Copernicus ) as well as to underline the Lutheran emphasis on the priesthood of all believers . Nevertheless , individuals who typically have " saint " affixed to their given name are still referred to as such in common discourse ( so that Francis of Assisi would still be called " St. Francis " rather than just " Francis " ) . 
