Feast day Francis of Assisi

francis last resting place @ assisi



a relic of francis of assisi

saint francis feast day observed on october 4. secondary feast in honor of stigmata received saint francis, celebrated on september 17, inserted in general roman calendar in 1585 (later tridentine calendar) , suppressed in 1604, restored in 1615. in new roman missal of 1969, removed again general calendar, of duplication of main feast on october 4, , left calendars of localities , of franciscan order. wherever traditional roman missal used, however, feast of stigmata remains in general calendar.

on june 18, 1939, pope pius xii named francis joint patron saint of italy along saint catherine of siena apostolic letter licet commissa . pope pius mentioned 2 saints in laudative discourse pronounced on may 5, 1949, in church of santa maria sopra minerva.

saint francis honored in church of england, anglican church of canada, episcopal church usa, old catholic churches, evangelical lutheran church in america, , other churches , religious communities on october 4. evangelical church in germany, however, commemorates saint francis feast day on death day, october 3.