Franciscus Sweertius
Franciscus is a Latin given name, originally an epithet meaning "the Frank, the Frenchman". It was applied to Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226). Francis had been baptized Giovanni (John); his father was Italian and his mother Provençale ( at the time not considered French); his father was on business in France when he was born, and when he returned to Assisi, he began to call his son by the nickname ''Francesco'', in the opinion of G. K. Chesterton possibly because out of a general enthusiasm for all things French, or because of his commercial success in France.Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1924). "St. Francis of Assisi" (14 ed.). Garden City, New York: Image Books. p. 158. After the canonization of Saint Francis of Assisi in 1228, the custom of naming children after saints led to the popularization of ''Franciscus'' as a given name. In the vernaculars of western Europe, the name diversified into the forms Francesco (Italian), Francisco (Spanish and Portuguese), France ...
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Franziskus
Franziskus is a name which is derivative of the Latin given name Franciscus. As a given name * Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn * Franziskus von Bettinger * Franziskus von Sales Bauer * Franziskus Hennemann Francis Xaver Hennemann Societas Apostolatus Catholici, S.A.C. (27 October 1882 – 17 January 1951), was a Titular Bishop in South Africa. Biography Hennemann was born in Germany in Holthausen (Schmallenberg), Holthausen (Schmallenberg). The ... As a surname * Daniel Franziskus {{Given name Franziskus Jackisch van der Lappen (ein ritter aus dem mittelalter) ...
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