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Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day through whom You give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour; of You, Most High, he bears the likeness.

Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day through whom You give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour; of You, Most High, he bears the likeness.

Approximate author period: c. 1204 AD · medieval

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Francis of Assisi
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Approximate author period: c. 1204 AD · medieval
Approximate author-period evidence for Francis of Assisi: life dates 1182 to 1226. Wikidata Q676555, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q676555 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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