St. Francis of Assisi’s ‘Canticle of the Creatures’ turns 800

St. Francis of Assisi’s ‘Canticle of the Creatures’ turns 800

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Vatican news For the first time, the oldest copy of the “Canticle of the Creatures” by Saint Francis of Assisi is exhibited in Rome on the occasion of the 8th centenary of its composition in 1224. By Kielce Gussie The oldest copy of St. Francis of Assisi’s best-known text, the Canticle of the Creatures, is…

Vatican Museums’ Graphic Arts on display in Minneapolis in the sign of encounter

Vatican Museums’ Graphic Arts on display in Minneapolis in the sign of encounter

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Thrivent Art Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, opens the exhibition “The Art That Unites: A Dialogue Between the Centuries of the Vatican Museums and the Thrivent Art Collection.” The exhibition, in collaboration with the Vatican Museums, presents some of the most significant contemporary graphic masterpieces from the papal collections, on display for the first time in…