Francis Solano was a Franciscan Friar hailed as a saint both in Spain, where he first labored, and in Peru, where he spent the last two decades of his life.
A native of Andalusia, Francisco joined the Observantine Franciscans in 1589. Once ordained a priest, he devoted half his time to prayer and half to preaching. Though his sermons were not ornamental, they were very effective in converting souls.
