US EditionItaly Set to Reinstate St Francis Public Holiday After Parliament Vote
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While in France, the abolition of two days by the executive had led to polemicism, in Rome, the plan to make the Saint-Francois a home date was voted on by a large majority in Parliament.
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Catholic News AgencyItaly moves to make feast of St. Francis of Assisi a national holiday
A 13th-century fresco of St. Francis of Assisi by the Florentine painter Cimabue, one of the earliest depictions of the saint, is located in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy. / Credit: Jacob Stein/Crux ... [...]
The Chamber of Deputies gave the green light on Tuesday to the bill establishing for October 4, the day of St. Francis, a new national holiday, restoring a holiday abolished half a century ago. There is only the passage to the Senate for final approval. The new day of festivity, however, in addition to the symbolic dimension will also have economic repercussions and on the pay envelope of the Italians. The workers and employees of the private se…
The Italian government has declared the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan order, a public holiday, giving millions of Italians an extra day off.
House OKs Saint Francis national holiday October 4 - Arts Culture and Style
The Lower House on Tuesday approved re.instituting a national holiday for St Francis of Assisi, one of Italy's two national saints along with St Catherine of Siena, on October 4. The feast day of St Francis had been a public holiday until 1977. (ANSA)
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