Information Office, individual tours, group entry, accessibility and services
Visit hereIf you wish, you can support the Basilica and the friars' activities in spreading the announcement of peace
DonateFriday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. the fifth edition of the spiritual organ meditations that kick off the musical summer ...
As it does every year, the upper church of the Basilica will serve as a backdrop to the Concerti dell’anima, which ...
The 24th edition “Con il Cuore, nel nome di Francesco,” the charity marathon organized by the friars of the Sacred ...
June 15 through August 5 the Chiostro Sisto IV of the Basilica of St. Francis is hosting the exhibition "𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒂" by Roberto Benotti, a collection of illustrations taken from the author's book of the same name. The ...
Read moreScheduled Guided Tours are back (Visite Guidate d’Orario - VGO), daily tours to explore the Basilica and its heritage in the company of one of our friars. Tours are held every day, mornings and afternoons, Monday through Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Reservations are recommended ...
Read moreDuring the month of June 2026, the Papal Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi will host choirs from Italy and the United States, which will lead the Eucharistic celebrations and present musical performances open to the faithful and pilgrims. In addition to liturgical music, the program includes concerts ...
Read moreCalled 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 ...
Discover The Basilica of Saint FrancisThe tomb of St. Francis, a destination every year for millions of pilgrims from all over the world, is a simple stone sarcophagus enclosed within ...
Discover Tomb of Saint FrancisConstruction 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 ...
Discover Lower ChurchThe construction of the upper church of the Papal Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi was completed in 1253 during the Pontificate of Pope Innocent ...
Discover Upper ChurchConsecrated with the papal Basilica by Innocent IV in 1253, the 'Sacro Convento' (Sacred Convent) is characterized by a complex and difficult-to-document ...
Discover Sacro ConventoInside the Sacred Convent of Saint Francis in Assisi can be found the following: - the 'Library of the Sacro Convento': an ecclesiastical ...
Discover Library and ArchivesThe Museum of the Treasury of the Basilica was founded in the 13th century and has been developing since then. It consists mostly of works ...
Discover Museum of TreasuresThe 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.
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 ...
Read moreHow was the Canticle of Brother Sun born? - Among the biographies of Francis of Assisi., it is the Compilation of Assisi that recounts ...
Read moreThe Chapel of Saint John the Baptist - In the southern transept of the Lower Church of the Basilica, on the east side, next to the door ...
Read moreOnline applications accepted until June 27 - Registration for Percorsi 2026 is open. This year’s Summer School is titled “The Future ...
Earmarking the 5x1000 to the Foundation for the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, which is dedication to the protection, promotion, and of ...
Laudato sie, mi' Signore, cum tutte le Tue creature. (Praise be to you, my Lord, with all your creatures) The exhibition “Laudato ...
