Francis of Assisi’s skeleton put on display for first time

St Francis of Assisi’s skeleton has been publicly displayed in Italy 800 years after his death, drawing huge crowds.

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.

A rare opportunity

The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily ...
Manila Standard

Saint Francis relics go on public show for first time in Italy

Assisi, Italy—Saint Francis of Assisi's skeleton is going on public display from Sunday for the first time for the 800th ...

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 town is bracing for a huge crush of ...

An 800-year silence broken: St. Francis’ relics open for extended veneration

A 13th-century Italian friar, Francis is the patron saint of Italy and was the founder of the Franciscan order of the Friars ...
Union-Bulletin

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 medieval friar who ...