Vatican marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun
December 03, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: The Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education and Italy’s national committee for the upcoming 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death have organized a three-day conference marking the eighth centenary of the saint’s Canticle of the Sun, also known as the Canticle of Creatures.
The conference, which began on December 2, includes a seminar for poets, a public reading of the Canticle in Rome, and a pilgrimage to Assisi.
The dicastery has made available online a 256-page book, published in Italian and English, for the occasion.
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