04 Works, Today, February 17th, is Saint Alexis Falconieri’s Day, With Footnotes — #48
1 min readFeb 17, 2020
Alexis Falconieri (1200–17 February 1310)
Alexis Falconieri (1200–17 February 1310) was one of the seven founders of the Servite Order, who are celebrated together on the anniversary of his death.
He was the son of Bernardo Falconieri, a merchant prince of Florence, and one of the leaders of the Republic. His family belonged to the Guelph party, and opposed the Imperialists whenever they could consistently with their political principles…