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the primary aim of st. francis higher secondary school, bilaspur, is “total education”, which implies the holistic approach to education and which is concerned with the total development of an individual as a person... new admission 2019-2020 updates: admission is likely to commence for clas*es nursery and pre nursery from 05-12-2018. vacancies are not. available for clas*es kg-i to clas*-viii. registration for clas*-ix likely to commence in april 2019. francis was born in the year 1182 in the lovely town of as*isi in italy. his father was a wealthy cloth merchant, very prosperous in his textile business. francis was a happy-go-lucky, luxurious and handsome young man. when he was 20, in a war with the neighbouring perugians, he was captured and was made to spend a year in prison. while confined to his bed with fever for several months, he came to realize the emptiness of the life he had been leading. abandoning his former wasteful ways, he served the poor, the sick especially the lepers. he tried to find god’s will and plan in sol*tary prayer, meditation and penance. he also single handedly renovated the church of st. damian when the ancient crucifix commended: “repair my house which is falling to ruin.” his father disinherited francis of all his wealth and possessions which was gladly accepted by him. then onwards he lived like a hermit and began to practice poverty in a strict sense imitating the gospel values and the norms of discipleship of jesus christ. francis had a very impressive and affectionate personality. he was very cheerful and unas*ertive. he was speedily able to effect many reconciliation on his journeys through italy, southern france & spain. a great number of sinners were won over by his loving, winning personality and his all embracing sympathy. st. francis parted away at the age of 44 on october 4th 1226. he was canonized two years after his death and still remains as the world’s best known and most loved saint. after 15 years of his death, a group of pious women, inspired by the life and example of st. francis of as*isi, started a small convent in