Italian silk cloth was very expensive, as much a result of the cost of the raw material as of the production costs.

意大利的绸布非常昂贵，作为原材料的成本的更多结果就像生产成本一样贵。

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Francis was born in 1181 or 1182 as the son of a rich Italian cloth merchant, according to the Vatican website.

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Francis of Assisi was born in 1181 or 1182 the son of a rich Italian cloth merchant, according to the Vatican website.

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