Eye Color. Eye color is based on the number and color of pigment granules (Melanin) in our eyes. These granules range in color from neutral to very dark brown. The darker the pigment, the darker the eyes. And fewer granules result in lighter eyes.
Pope Francis is the son of Regina Maria Sivori (Gogna), who was born in Argentina, of Italian descent, and of Mario Giuseppe Gergoglio Vasallo, who was born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
1 St. Francis of Assisi is a patron saint of Italy and founder of brown-robed Franciscans.  2 Who doesn't know Francis of Assisi, Vatican spokesman says. 3  St. Francis was also rightly spoken of as 'another Jesus Christ,'. Pope Pius XI said.  He renounced the inheritance of his rich cloth merchant father.