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Francis' last resting place at Assisi. Francis' feast day is observed on 4 October. A secondary feast in honour of the stigmata received by Francis, celebrated on 17 September, was inserted in the General Roman Calendar in 1585 (later than the Tridentine calendar) and suppressed in 1604, but was restored
The next day, the pope laid the foundation stone for the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. Francis was buried on 25 May 1230, under the Lower Basilica, but his tomb was soon hidden on orders of Brother Elias, in order to protect it from Saracen invaders.
14 Holy Cross Day (R) 15; 16 Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, martyr, c. 258 (Commemoration) R; 17 Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, 1179 (Commemoration) W – ELCA; 18 Dag Hammarskjöld, renewer of society, 1961 (Commemoration) W – ELCA; Carlo Crivelli, Francis of Assisi. 19; 20 Nelson Wesley Trout, bishop, 1996 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
On Pentecost 25 May 1230, the remains of Saint Francis were brought in a solemn procession to the Lower Basilica from its temporary burial place in the church of San Giorgio (St. George), now the Basilica of Saint Clare of Assisi. The burial place was concealed for fear that St Francis' remains might be stolen and dispersed.
World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The World Animal Day movement is supported and endorsed by a number of celebrities, such as Anneka Svenska , Brian Blessed and Melanie C .
Bernard, son of Quintavalle, son of Berardello, was a well-to-do young noble from Assisi. He received his JUD at the Bologna University. [1] His family's house still stands in Assisi to this day. Bernard received his evangelical calling in the spring of 1208, when he and Francis had recourse to the Sortes Sanctorum in the church of San Nicolò.