Pilgrims flock to Assisi to see bones of St Francis

Pilgrims flock to Assisi to see bones of St Francis

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are visiting Assisi this month to venerate the bones of St Francis, which are on display for the first time since his death 800 years ago. Read all

Pilgrims flock to Assisi to see relics of St Francis

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are visiting Assisi this month to venerate the bones of St Francis, which are on display for the first time since his death 800 years ago. By Joseph Tulloch – Assisi Before this year, St. Francis’ bones had been visible to the public just once in the 800 years since his death—for a single day in 1978. Now, to mark the 800th anniversary of the saint’s passing, they are on display for a whole month. Some 220,000 …