Italy's Assisi displays remains of St Francis for the first time

The remains of St Francis of Assisi, one of the Catholic Church's best-known saints, went on public display on Sunday for the ...

In Italy, the bones of St. Francis are going on public display, a mixed blessing for Assisi

Assisi is putting the bones of St. Francis on public display for the first time, and the Italian town is bracing for a crush ...

Bones of St Francis of Assisi go on public display in Italy

The remains of Italy's patron saint have only been seen in public once before - for one day in 1978.

St. Francis’s Remains, Rarely Seen, Go on Display in Assisi

The bones of Italy’s patron saint will be shown to the public for a month, to mark the 800th anniversary of his death.

Italy: Remains of St. Francis displayed in Assisi

Nearly 400,000 people pre-registered to see the bones of St. Francis of Assisi in the hilltop town in Italy's Umbria. The remains of Italy's patron saint date back to the 13th century.

Photos from Assisi as the bones of St. Francis go on display

Pilgrims will have yet another reason to visit the hilltop Umbrian town of Assisi, as the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the ...

Display of St. Francis of Assisi's bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians

ASSISI, Italy — The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga ...
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Italy: St Francis of Assisi's bones on public display for first time

Journalists record the remains of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi, Italy, 22 February 2026 ...
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St Francis relics go on public show for first time in Italy

Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on public display for the first time to mark the 800th anniversary of his death.

Thousands visit remains of St Francis of Assisi in Italy

The last time the sacred relic was put on display was in 1978 to a very limited public. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
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Thousands Convene in Assisi to Pray Before Bones of St. Francis on First Day of Historic Viewing

Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn on Sunday to be among the first to pray before the exposed relics of St. Francis in ...
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Italy: Skeleton of Saint Francis of Assisi’s goes on public display for first time after 800 years

Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on full public display from Sunday, February 22, 2026, for the first time, in a move that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands ...