{"id":46112,"date":"2026-03-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritours.com\/the-living-legacy-of-saint-francis-of-assisi\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:03:09","slug":"the-living-legacy-of-saint-francis-of-assisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritours.com\/en\/the-living-legacy-of-saint-francis-of-assisi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Living Legacy of Saint Francis of Assisi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46112\" class=\"elementor elementor-46112 elementor-45588\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddf62b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddf62b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23789a2\" data-id=\"23789a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d5abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9d5abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>In this article, Father N\u00e9h\u00e9mie Prybinski, OFM, shares the treasures of Franciscan spirituality and mission.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06a2cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e06a2cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6431e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6431e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the heart of Umbria, within the silent alleys of Assisi, the echo of the footsteps of Francis and Clare still resonates\u2014two ardent souls who chose poverty as a path of light. Eight centuries later, their legacy remains alive through the Franciscans, witnesses to a spirituality that is incarnate, humble, and universal. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a6753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17a6753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9cd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f9cd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Birth in Simplicity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edab6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edab6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saint Francis of Assisi, born in 1181, renounced a life of wealth to embrace evangelical poverty. In 1209, he founded the Order of Friars Minor, with one rule: to live according to the Gospel, in fraternity, poverty, and peace. Clare, his spiritual sister, founded the Poor Clares shortly thereafter, a contemplative order for women.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>These communities were born in a context of social and ecclesial upheaval. Their radicalism attracts; their joy disarms. Francis did not preach only through words, but through his life: he spoke to the birds, embraced lepers, and dialogued with the Sultan. He made every being an icon of Christ.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cf4e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f4cf4e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8424a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec8424a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Mission for Today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2963830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2963830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, Franciscans are present on every continent. Their mission remains faithful to that of Francis: living the Gospel in the heart of the world. This is reflected in:  <\/p><ul><li>Proximity to the poor: in slums, reception centers, and humanitarian missions.<\/li><li>Safeguarding Creation: inspired by the Canticle of the Creatures, Franciscans are often committed to integral ecology.<\/li><li>Interreligious dialogue: following the example of Francis meeting Sultan Malik al-Kamil, Franciscans work for peace between peoples.<\/li><li>Fraternal life: their community is founded on equality, simplicity, and shared joy.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5318332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5318332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8450df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8450df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Canticle of the Creatures: A Cosmic Praise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd0139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bd0139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Composed by Saint Francis in 1225, shortly before his death, the *Canticle of the Creatures* is one of the first poetic texts in the Italian language. It celebrates God through the elements of nature, seen as brothers and sisters. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>This song is a prayer of gratitude, an invitation to contemplation and universal fraternity. It continues to inspire Franciscans today in their commitment to ecological justice and peace. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc16980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc16980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1edff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1edff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Franciscan Breath<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae45415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae45415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On October 4, 2025, the feast day of Saint Francis, Pope Leo XIV published his first apostolic exhortation, *Dilexi te* (&#8220;I have loved you&#8221;). This text, partially written by Pope Francis before his passing, places the poor at the center of Christian life. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In it, Leo XIV denounces &#8220;an economy that kills&#8221; and calls to &#8220;destroy structures of injustice through the power of good.&#8221; He follows in the Franciscan lineage, affirming that faith is inseparable from the love of the poor. This message resonates strongly in Franciscan convents, parishes, and mission sites.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e5416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44e5416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f8f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59f8f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritours.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/03\/blogue-heritage-saint-francois-dassise-2.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45592\" alt=\"Article &quot;L\u2019h\u00e9ritage vivant de saint Fran\u00e7ois d\u2019Assise&quot; par p\u00e8re N\u00e9h\u00e9mie Prybinski, OFM | Spiritours\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritours.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/03\/blogue-heritage-saint-francois-dassise-2.jpg.webp 900w, https:\/\/spiritours.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/03\/blogue-heritage-saint-francois-dassise-2-600x400.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/spiritours.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/03\/blogue-heritage-saint-francois-dassise-2-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/spiritours.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/03\/blogue-heritage-saint-francois-dassise-2-800x533.jpg.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074bffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"074bffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96153b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c96153b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the Footsteps of Francis and Clare<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa6eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caa6eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For travelers in search of meaning, Assisi is much more than a historical site. It is a place for an inner encounter. Among the emblematic locations:  <\/p><ul><li>The Hermitage of the Carceri: Tucked away in the woods of Mount Subasio, Francis retired here to pray. The silence here is sacred. <\/li><li>The Basilica of Saint Francis: A masterpiece of medieval art, it houses the saint&#8217;s tomb and Giotto\u2019s frescoes.<\/li><li>San Damiano: It was here that Francis heard the call of Christ, and where Clare lived with her sisters.<\/li><li>The Basilica of Saint Clare: The resting place of Clare, it preserves the crucifix that spoke to Francis.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b2c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c3b2c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ef388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00ef388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026: 800 Years of Light<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e21ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e21ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe year 2026 will mark the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis. This jubilee will be celebrated worldwide with pilgrimages, conferences, exhibitions, and times of prayer. It is an opportunity to rediscover the relevance of his message: a simple, fraternal life, turned toward God and the &#8220;least of these.&#8221;  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee98348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee98348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae856fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae856fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Legacy to Live<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3da977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3da977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Franciscans are not the guardians of a past, but the architects of an evangelical future. Their simple life, their commitment to the poor, and their love of Creation are a prophetic response to the crises of our time. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>As Dilexi te reminds us, &#8220;the Church is only credible when it draws near to those who suffer.&#8221; The Franciscans, in their joyful humility, embody this proximity. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea9882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ea9882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d5e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48d5e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By Father N\u00e9h\u00e9mie Prybinski, OFM<\/p><p>N.B.: Discover our upcoming trips to Italy (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spiritours.com\/en\/pays\/italie-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong>), as well as upcoming trips accompanied by Father N\u00e9h\u00e9mie (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spiritours.com\/en\/accompagnateur\/nehemie-prybinski-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, Father N\u00e9h\u00e9mie Prybinski, OFM, shares the treasures of Franciscan spirituality and mission. 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