• 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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Today's Homily

The Word in Francis' House

 

Events

  • 29
  • Mar

First Meeting Sacrae Passionis Concentus

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

Saturday, March 29 at 6 p.m. in the lower church will be the first of the Musical Spiritual Elevations traditionally ...

  • 25
  • Mar

Concert in lower church

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

Tuesday, March 25 h. 21.00 in the lower church of the Basilica there will be a concert by the Musical Chapel of the ...

  • 21
  • Mar

Meeting in the Library

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

On Friday March 21st at 5.00 p.m. in the Library of the Sacred Convent there will be a special meeting dedicated to ...

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  • 26
  • Mar

Sacrae Passionis Concentus

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

As it does every year, the lower church of the Basilica will be the setting for the musical spiritual elevations of the Sacrae Passionis Concentus series, which offers concerts on the last three Saturdays of Lent, at 6 p.m., to be followed by First Vespers on Sunday. The choirs that will perform ...

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  • 26
  • Feb

Lent 2025

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

Lent 2025 is approaching and the Papal Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi is offering - to all the faithful who live around Assisi, to pilgrims who will come during this propitious time and to those who faithfully pray with us through the web - celebrations and moments of prayer to experience together, ...

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  • 06
  • Mar

Music of March

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

The musical spring in the Basilica begins: this March too I will see a lot of liturgical animation and concerts with the participation of choirs from different parts of the world. Mass animation March 11 - 5.00 pm | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Choir (Michigan, USA) March 17 ...

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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

St. Francis and one particular Lent - Chapter VII of "Fioretti" tells of a Lent that Francis wanted to spend in total solitude on an islet ...

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Francis and the Basilica

Annunciation - In the fresco of the Annunciation painted by one of Giotto's assistants in the lower church of the Basilica, Mary and the ...

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Our Projects

Guided by the Star: the Treasure of the Nativity.

During Christmas Time, the Museum of the Treasury of the Basilica offers pilgrims and tourists a special opportunity to discover the precious ...

Francis' Christmas

The Christmas of Francis website, edited by the Franciscan fraternity of the Sacred Convent, will remain online for the entire Christmas Season, ...

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 ...

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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