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It will be the region of Sardinia that will donate oil for the votive lamp which burns at the Tomb of Saint Francis on his feast day this year, 2021. According to tradition a different Region of Italy honors the nation's patron saint with this gift of votive oil every year on his feast day, October ...
Read moreDuring yesterday's session of the 18th Ordinary Custodial Chapter, which is taking place this week, in the presence of Fra Carlos Trovarelli, Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, the new definitors of the Custody were elected. The following are the the new "governing body" of ...
Read moreOn the centenary of the first issue of Saint Francis Magazine, the editorial staff of the Franciscan monthly, as well as the friars of the Sacro Convento of Assisi are organizing a series of meetings dedicated to making known the importance of the figure of the Saint and his travels in Italy and in the ...
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 moreIn 1564 the painter from Assisi, Dono Doni, together with his son Lorenzo, created a series of frescoes in the Cloister of Sisto IV. Dono Doni ...
Read moreDuring Lent 2021 the Franciscan friars of the Sacro Convento are offering to all those interested the opportunity to experience ...
“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.
The west "vela" of the Giotto vault on the high altar of the lower Basilica depicts St. Francis in the glory of heaven. It's the "vela" that ...
“Together for St. Francis”, the project that intends to create a network to safeguard and promote the Lower Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, ...
