• 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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Note d'In...Chiostro - first date

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

Saturday, August 1 at 9:00 p.m. in the Chiostro Sisto IV,, the magnificent music of Bach kicks off the summer series ...

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Squilla della Sera 2026

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

Friday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. the fifth edition of the spiritual organ meditations that kick off the musical summer ...

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Concerti dell’anima e Albero dei Tutti

Redazione St. Francis Assisi

As it does every year, the upper church of the Basilica will serve as a backdrop to the Concerti dell’anima, which ...

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Note d'In...chiostro 2026

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

Music under the stars returns to the stunning Chiostro Sisto IV for the 22nd edition of "Note d'In…Chiostro." Set inside the Sacro Convento di San Francesco in Assisi, this year's series brings you four concerts on August 1, 5, 9, and 17, 2026, celebrating the great masterpieces of classical ...

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Scheduled Guided Tours – Summer 2026

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

Scheduled 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 ...

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The Program for the Masses in July 2026

General Custody of the Sacro Convento

In July, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi is preparing to welcome several choirs that will accompany the Eucharistic celebrations with their singing. Coming from various regions of Italy and the United States, these voices will join their praise to the community’s prayer, according to the ...

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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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Places within the Basilica:

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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Places within the Basilica:

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

The indulgence of Assisi commonly known as the "Pardon of Assisi" was granted in 1216 by Pope Honorius III to the faithful at the request of ...

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Francis and the Basilica

The Magdalene Chapel in the Lower Church - In the third chapel on the right side of the central nave of the Lower Church of the Basilica ...

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Our Projects

Registration for Percorsi 2026

Online applications accepted until June 27 - Registration for Percorsi 2026 is open. This year’s Summer School is titled “The Future ...

In giving is joy: the 5x1000 for the Basilica Foundation

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. Nature and science

Laudato sie, mi' Signore, cum tutte le Tue creature. (Praise be to you, my Lord, with all your creatures) The exhibition “Laudato ...

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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