Franciscan Gallery – ST FRANCIS BY GENTILESCHI

  The angelic consolation of Saint Francis became a popular subject in the second half of the sixteenth century as a result of the church´s renewed appreciation of his mystical experiences, almost to the exclusion of the more picturesque episodes of the saint´s life that had characterised traditional iconography; for example, his encounter with the […]

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Franciscan Gallery – STIGMATIZATION BY GIOTTO 1295

  The scenes from the life of St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) are comparable to the frescoes depicting the same subject in the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi that are also attributed to Giotto. For the central portion of the painting, Giotto chose not to depict a full-length, hieratic figure, as one generally sees […]

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September 29: The feast of the Archangels, observed by St. Francis

  On the feast of the archangels, we remember St. Francis’ deep devotion to St Michael. Saint Francis of Assisi observed an ‘annual Lent, for the feast of Saint Michael that began with the Feast of the Assumption of Mary (August 15) and concluded with the Feast of st Michael Archangel (September 29). Francis developed […]

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Novena to John Paul II – Opposing the Assisted Dying Bill 2021

Novena to John Paul II This novena offers nine days of intercessory prayer for the flourishing of a culture of life and the defeat of the ‘Assisted Dying Bill 2021’. This month, October 2021, an ‘Assisted Dying’ Bill will receive its Second Reading, with full debate, in the House of Lords. If successful, it will […]

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