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The ‘Real’ Francis of Assisi Includes the Stuff of Legend
But one radical misfit in particular, Francis of Assisi, seems to loom larger—and provoke greater fascination—than any other. His life story, shrouded in legend, continues to inspire many ...
This St. Francis Statue Is the Only Thing at a Calif. School That Wasn't Destroyed by Wildfires: 'Symbol of Hope' (Exclusive)
There's a tranquility to St. Francis that we all need right now,” Pasadena Waldorf School teacher Blair Manzke tells PEOPLE ...
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Beyond the Assisi frescoes
Venerated in his lifetime, Saint Francis did not have to wait long for a monument to be erected in his honor. A basilica in Assisi was started in 1228. The painter Cimabue (also called Cenni di Pepo) ...