A detail from a painting by Giovanni Cimabue, in the lower level of the Basilica at Assisi.








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 SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Francis Searches for His Role in Life
 
Francis Discerns His Vocation More Fully  ( the San Damiano crucifix )
 
Francis Forms a Community and Receives Saint Clare
 
Francis Brings Forgiveness and Help to the Outcast  ( the leper )
 
Francis Brings Peace at Gubbio  ( the wolf )
 
Francis Proclaims the Dedication and Love of Jesus at Greccio  ( the Christmas crèche )
 
Francis Preaches the Gospel to the Sultan
 
Francis Receives the Stigmata
 
Francis Praises the Creator in All His Creatures  ( The Canticle of All Creatures )
 
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Perfect Joy: The San Damiano Crucifix
 
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History of Saint Francis of Assisi Church
 
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The Interior of Saint Francis Church
 
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Stained-glass Windows of Saint Francis of Assisi Church

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Chant and Polyphony
 
Guide to the Pronunciation of Ecclesiastical Latin
 
Marian Antiphons in the Divine Office
 
Musical Parts of the Mass
 
Music and Franciscan Spirituality
 
The Schoenstein Organ
 
Stabat Mater (text in Latin and English)
 
Vespers, the Evening Prayer of the Church
 

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