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On Sunday June 20th at 6 pm in the Piazza of the Upper Church , as part of the "InCanto sui vie di Francesco" event, there will be a concert by the Musical Chapel of the Papal Basilica of Saint Francis, accompanied by organist Piergiovanni Domenighini and conducted by Fr. Giuseppe Magrino, OFM, ...
Read moreIt is still possible to support "With the Heart, in the Name of Francis of Assisi". Up until June 30th, you can still donate 2 euro with a text message to 45515 from your mobile WINDTRE, TIM, Vodafone, Iliad, PosteMobile, Coop Voce, Tiscali. Or 5 or 10 euro for calls from the fixed network ...
Read moreRegistrations are now open for Percorsi Assisi 2021 , the training school for university students to be held from August 28th to September 5th in Assisi on the theme "Digital Humanism: Individual, Common and Collective good". The week's activities will include: - lectures with teachers from ...
Read moreCalled for by Pope Gregory IX with the Bull "Recolentes" of April 29, 1228, the Basilica was meant to be a "specialis ecclesia", and has guarded ...
Discover The Basilica of Saint FrancisThe tomb of St. Francis, a destination every year for millions of pilgrims from all over the world, is a simple stone sarcophagus enclosed within ...
Discover Tomb of Saint FrancisConstruction of the Lower Church of the Basilica of Saint Francis was started in 1228 and completed by May 25, 1230, at which time the body of ...
Discover Lower ChurchThe construction of the upper church of the Papal Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi was completed in 1253 during the Pontificate of Pope Innocent ...
Discover Upper ChurchConsecrated with the papal Basilica by Innocent IV in 1253, the 'Sacro Convento' (Sacred Convent) is characterized by a complex and difficult-to-document ...
Discover Sacred Convent (internationally known as the Sacro Convento)Inside the Sacred Convent of Saint Francis in Assisi can be found the following: - the 'Library of the Sacro Convento': an ecclesiastical ...
Discover Library and ArchivesThe collection of the 'Treasure of the Basilica' was started in 1230, with the first precious gifts received on the occasion of the solemn 'translation' ...
Discover Museum of TreasuresThe mortal remains of Saint Francis of Assisi rest in this 800 year-old Basilica, together with the remains of his first companions. This holy place, together with the other churches here, make Assisi a true and special city-sanctuary.
1181 - 1182: Francis is born to Pietro Bernadone and Lady 'Pica'. At the time of his birth his father is on a business trip in France. At ...
Read moreA 'thank you' to God for Creation - The Canticle of Creatures (or of Brother Sun) is the only text Francis wrote in Italian ...
Read moreThe indulgences of Innocent IV - On June 13, 1253, following the dedication of the Basilica on May 25th of the same year, Pope ...
Read moreOn Monday June 21st at 9 pm in the Upper Church of the Basilica organist Alessandro Bianconi from Città di Castello ...
On Sunday June 20th at 6 pm in the Piazza of the Upper Church , as part of the "InCanto sui vie di Francesco" event, ...
FromThursday, June 10th thru Saturday June 12th at 7p.m. in the Lower Church of the Basilica of St. Francis There ...
“Together for St. Francis”, the project that intends to create a network to safeguard and promote the Lower Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, launched by the Foundation for the Basilica of San Francesco, the non-profit foundation that supports the religious and cultural heritage of the architectural complex of Assisi and LoveItaly, non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring a future for Italy’s cultural heritage, established by LVenture Group.
The project aims to network and mobilize the entire community in order to be able to carry out, by a crowdfunding campaign, the urgent conservation work of the west wing of the Giotto vault above the altar of the lower church of the Basilica, in particular the central part of the "vela" where is frescoed the figure of St. Francis in the glory of heaven.
An interview with the chief fresco-restorer of the Giotto vault - The restoration of the Maria Magdalene Chapel , one of Giotto's ...
Registrations are now open for Percorsi Assisi 2021 , the training school for university students to be held from August 28th to September ...
The concert "With the Heart" is the most distinguished, well-known, media-significant event for the works of assistance and support of people, ...
