Jiàohuáng Fāngjìgè de míngzi láizì Yàxīxī de shèng Fāngjìgè.
Pope Francis took his name from Saint Francis of Assisi.
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usage
方济各 is the Catholic spelling of Francis. Catholic sources call the pope 教宗, while mainland news usually says 教皇. Outside the Church the name is usually 弗朗西斯.
history
Saint Francis gave his name to the Franciscans, 方济各会. Another saint, the Jesuit Francis Xavier, 方济各·沙勿略, died in 1552 on 上川岛 off the coast of Guangdong while waiting to enter China.
