Birds, Worms, Rabbits: Francis of Assisi Was Said To Have Lo

Birds, Worms, Rabbits: Francis of Assisi Was Said To Have Loved Them All – But Today's Pet Blessings On His Feast Day Might Have Seemed Strange To The 13th Century Saint

Medieval monastics were often discouraged from owning companion animals, which were viewed as a distraction, a religion scholar explains.

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