Junípero Serra was born Miquel
Josep Serra i Ferrer in Petra, Majorca an
island in the kingdom of Spain in 1713. As a sixteen year old young man he entered the service of the Catholic Church
and shortly thereafter the Order of St. Francis de Assisi where he acquired the
name Junipero in honor of St. Juniper, beloved original companion
friar of St. Francis.
The Servant of God, best known as Brother
Juniper (Italian: Fra Ginepro)
(died 1258), called "the renowned jester of the Lord," was one of the
original followers of St. Francis of Assisi. Not much is known about
Juniper before he joined the friars. In 1210, he was received into the Order of
Friars Minor by St. Francis himself.
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