Tales from Italy
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St. Francis Day: 800 Years On in Assisi
Every 4 October, Italy honours its Patron Saint, St. Francis. Nowhere is this felt more keenly than in Assisi, his home town, where the celebrations stretch over several days and fill the whole town with religious events, awards, conferences and re-enactments.
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Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans in the 13th century. Francis was inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty as a beggar and itinerant preacher, and there are hundreds of works of art honouring this extraordinary man in and around Assisi.
