F. Liszt - Legend No.2 “San Francis de Paola Walking on the Waves“

Saint Francis of Paola, O.M. (or: Francesco di Paola or Saint Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507) was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of Minims. Unlike the majority of founders of men’s religious orders, and like his patron saint, Francis was never ordained a priest. The two major movements in this order were humility and non-violence. The word “Minim“ refers to living as the smallest or least, or embracing humility, simplicity, and plainness. The