• Papal Basilica and Sacro Convento of
    Saint Francis in Assisi
  • May the Lord
    give you peace
  • May the Lord
    give you peace

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TOURS OF THE BASILICA

Information Office, individual tours, group entry, accessibility and services

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HOURS

Open, Divine Office, Eucharistic celebrations, confessions

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Today's Homily

The Word in Francis' House

 

Events

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Christmas Septuagint

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

From Tuesday, Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m. in the lower church the Christmas Septuagint will be celebrated, which through Dec. ...

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Accensione dell'Albero di Natale e del videomapping

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

Sunday, December 8 - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception - at 6:10 p.m. as every year will be held on the Lower ...

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New Year's Youth Camp

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

29 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 at the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, the New Year's Day Camp will take place, ...

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Guided by the Star: the Treasure of the Nativity

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

During Christmas Time, the Museum of the Treasury of the Basilica. offers pilgrims and tourists a special opportunity to discover the precious works it holds. By following the directions of a thematic mini-guide, visitors can discover the Nativities collected in the Treasury of Assisi over the ...

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Christmas 2024

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

In the time of joy, prayer and meditation that is now near, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi is preparing to celebrate Christmas, as it does every year, with a rich program of liturgical celebrations. Beginning with those for the Christmas Septenary - Dec. 17 to 23 - lower church on ...

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Francis' Christmas

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

The Christmas of Francis website, edited by the Franciscan fraternity of the Sacred Convent, will remain online for the entire Christmas Season, as it does every year from December 8 to January 11. Among its contents are historical news about the Greccio crib and an artistic-spiritual reading ...

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Places within the Basilica:

The Basilica of Saint Francis

Called 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 ...

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Places within the Basilica:

Tomb of Saint Francis

The tomb of St. Francis, a destination every year for millions of pilgrims from all over the world, is a simple stone sarcophagus enclosed within ...

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Places within the Basilica:

Lower Church

Construction 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 ...

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Upper Church

The construction of the upper church of the Papal Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi was completed in 1253 during the Pontificate of Pope Innocent ...

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Sacred Convent (internationally known as the Sacro Convento)

Consecrated with the papal Basilica by Innocent IV in 1253, the 'Sacro Convento' (Sacred Convent) is characterized by a complex and difficult-to-document ...

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Places within the Basilica:

Library and Archives

Inside the Sacred Convent of Saint Francis in Assisi can be found the following: - the 'Library of the Sacro Convento': an ecclesiastical ...

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Museum of Treasures

The Museum of the Treasury of the Basilica was founded in the 13th century and has been developing since then. It consists mostly of works ...

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Do you know Saint Francis?

The 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.

Story of a Saint

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 ...

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A man named Francis

Francesco and the Virgin Mary - In his "Major Legend" St. Bonaventure recounts the "unspeakable love" Francis had for Mary, the Mother ...

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Francis and the Basilica

1963: Consecration to the Immaculate Conception - The friars of the Sacro Convento in Assisi have always lived a vital bond with the Blessed ...

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Our Projects

Religious institutions disinvest from fossil fuels

Also the community of the Sacro Convento in Assisi joins the initiative of the twenty-seven religious institutions that have announced ...

Cortile di Francesco : ten years of culture and fraternity

12 to 15 September 2024 will take place the Cortile di Francesco, which this year reaches its 10th edition. The annual cultural appointment ...

Percorsi Assisi 2024

24 August to 1 September 2024 back at the Sacro Convento, for its fifth edition, the training school Percorsi Assisi, an educational experience ...

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We pray with

Francis

Francis' Prayer before the Crucifix



Francis' Salutation of the Blessed Virgin Mary


Francis' Praises of God


Canticle of the Creatures


Prayer from the Testament of St. Francis


Francis' Prayer of Rapture


Almighty, Eternal, Just and Merciful God


Francis' Prayer that Christ Jesus be the Mediator of our Praise


Francis' Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Glory to God