Born to a wealthy merchant family, Francis of Assisi

Multiple choice question.

A)
used his social status to improve the lives of women.

B)
eventually abandoned all worldly goods and material pursuits to live and preach in poverty.

C)
was both a successful, wealthy merchant and a very popular poet.

D)
gave up his claim to the family fortunes to join the Benedictine monastic order.

1 answer

The correct answer is:

B) eventually abandoned all worldly goods and material pursuits to live and preach in poverty.