Missionary?  Not impossible for him, born in Assisi in 1181 or 1182
... Sacred Heart of Jesus - John Paul the Great - Support Missionary work [DOC] [TLE] Francis of Assisi | westernmystics [PAR] Jun 7, 2015 ... Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi; born ... father; 1181/1182 
 October 3, 1226) was an Italian Catholic mystic, friar, ...