Venerated in his lifetime, Saint Francis did not have to wait long for a monument to be erected in his honor. A basilica in ...

The Renaissance era was one of the most beautiful and out-of-the-world revolutions in the arts arena. Be it unique painting ...

There's a tranquility to St. Francis that we all need right now,” Pasadena Waldorf School teacher Blair Manzke tells PEOPLE ...

But the Nativity scene now recreated in town squares and churches worldwide was originally conceived by St. Francis of Assisi ... imagery dominated Renaissance art. This first living Nativity ...

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Monday’s announcement paves the way for the beatification of the missionaries, who have been known collectively as the “Georgia Martyrs” for decades.

The people of Lucera were known to compare him with St. Francis of Assisi, from whom he derived his name. He died in 1742 and was canonized in 1986.

a statue of St. Francis of Assisi remained completely intact “I do think there is a spiritual significance,” 5th grade teacher Blair Manzke tells PEOPLE The Pasadena Waldorf School was ...