Laudato Sie: Nature and Science. The Cultural Legacy of Brother Francis

12/04/2025 – 12/10/2025

Description

Eight hundred years after the composition of the Canticle of Brother Sun or Canticle of Creatures by St. Francis of Assisi – in the Papal Hall of the Sacred Convent in Assisi, reopened for the occasion to the public – the exhibition “Laudato Sie: Nature and Science. The Cultural Legacy of Brother Francis.”

Taking as its starting point the oldest manuscript of the Canticle of Brother Sun or Canticle of Creatures – among the earliest poetic texts in the Italian vernacular that have come down to us – the Exhibition offers visitors an itinerary, accompanied by a continuous multimedia narration, through 93 works from the Ancient Fund of the Assisi Municipal Library kept at the Sacro Convento Library.

Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
last admission at 5:00 p.m.

Assisi Map

Venue

Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli
Piazza Porziuncola 1, 06081, Santa Maria degli Angeli (PG)

Time

10:00 - 18:00

Organizer

Comune di Assisi

piazza del Comune, 06081, Assisi (PG)