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 […]
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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Between 1482 and 1485, Domenico Ghirlandaio created the fresco “Stigmata of St. Francis Fresco” for the chapel of Santa Trinità, in Florence Italy. In the lower part of the left wall, Saint Francis is represented kneeling, with open arms, receiving the divine sign of an apparition of the crucified Christ supported by a group of […]
Franciscan Gallery – ST CLARES FIRST SISTERS
Following a period of reflection, during which Clare met Francis on several occasions to speak with him about God, Clare decided to choose a life of radical evangelical poverty. During the night of Palm Sunday, Clare secretly left her family’s home in Assisi and hurried down to the Porziuncola, where Francis cut her hair and […]