Francis of Paula

The "Least of the Least" founded the Order of Minims to remind the world that true greatness is found at the bottom of the ladder. Living as a hermit and a prophet, this soul challenged the powerful with the simple truth of the Gospel and practiced a life of perpetual Lent. As the patron of seafarers, famously crossing the sea on a cloak when passage was refused—a sign that nature itself obeys a soul perfectly submissive to God. This life represents the truth that "Charity" is the only currency that matters in the end; a long prayer for the conversion of the world.