A privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and offers all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who adopt the Gospels' life of poverty. He seeks the Pope's favor and is persecuted by the family of St. Clare, Chiara Offreduccio (1194-1253). Many join his order and then revolt against his demands. He crafts a Rule to give to the Pope, and then the Lord sends him a message. He dies happy.