Dialogue with Br. Francesco Patton – Illness in the life of St. Francis and the Franciscan Sources

When we speak of St. Francis we immediately think of the Canticle of Creatures, the highest expression of praise and gratitude to the Creator. The life of the Saint of Assisi, known and loved throughout the world, was however also marked by suffering in his own body.

“The illness in the life of St. Francis and in the Franciscan Sources” is the theme, today very contemporary, on which Br. Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, reflects.