Franciscan Gallery – OUR LADY OF THE SUNSETS

Our Lady of the Sunsets by Lorenzetti Lower Basilica of St Francis, in Assisi Italy 1310–1329 Lorenzetti’s most ambitious work is the Passion fresco cycle in the left transept of the Lower Church of San Francesco in Assisi. These seventeen well-preserved frescoes – the highpoint of his early career – show the influence of Giotto. […]

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Franciscan Gallery – FRANCISCAN CROWN

The Franciscan Crown (or Seraphic Rosary) is a rosary consisting of seven decennaries in commemoration of the Seven Joys of the Virgin, namely, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity of Jesus, the Adoration of the Wise men, the Finding in the Temple, the Resurrection of Christ, and finally, either or both the Assumption of Mary […]

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Franciscan Gallery – FRANCIS LISTENS THE GOSPEL OF ST MATHEW

On February 24 of the year 1208, Saint Francis of Assisi made the decision to lead a life of poverty, which in time would become the very foundation of the Franciscan orders. It was the feast of Saint Matthias during mass celebration inside the “Porziuncola” of Assisi (which he had just repaired). The corresponding Gospel […]

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ENCYCLICAL LETTER – FRATELLI TUTTI

ENCYCLICAL LETTER FRATELLI TUTTI OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP 1. “FRATELLI TUTTI” With these words, Saint Francis of Assisi addressed his brothers and sisters and proposed to them a way of life marked by the flavour of the Gospel. Of the counsels Francis offered, I would like to select the […]

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