Between Assisi - Cannara - Spello

The places of St Francis

"And he came between Cannaia and Bevagni. And passing by with that fervour, he lifted up his eyes and saw some trees beside the road, in which was almost an infinite multitude of birds. And he went into the field and began to preach to the birds that were on the ground; and immediately those that were in the trees came to him all at once and stood still, while Saint Francis finished preaching".

The Fioretti chap. XVI of St. Francis of Assisi according to the 14th century vernacular Umbrian version

Basilica of St Francis of Assisi

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it has preserved and guarded the Saint's mortal remains since 1230.

Shrine of Stripping

The shrine was built on the spot where Francis took off his rich robes before his father Peter of Bernardone to put on the habit of the poor.

Basilica of St Clare

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it has preserved and guarded the Saint's mortal remains since 1230.

SAn Damiano

It is the place where the Crucified One spoke to Francis, telling him "Go and repair my house.
La maratona di San Francesco. Il sacro Tugurio

Shrine of St. Mary of Rivotorto (Sacro Tugurio)

Francis lived for a long time in the hovel whose remains are now kept inside the Sanctuary

spello

The consideration nurtured by the people of Spello towards Francis was superlative from the earliest years of the Saint's religious life

Cannara

In his long wanderings Francis stopped in Cannara at the church of Buona Morte where he founded the Third Order.

Portiuncula of St. Mary of the Angels

The place is strongly linked to the apostolate of St Francis. Here St Francis died.
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