Francis of Paola

Francis of Paola, O.M. (27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507), was a Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Calabria who founded the Order of Minims. He was named after Francis of Assisi and like him (but unlike most founders of men's religious orders) Francis of Paola was never ordained a priest.

Patron saint of Patron saint of Calabria; Amato; La Chorrera, Panama; Mabini, Batangas