Celebrations to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis

Celebrations to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis | September – October – November
 

EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2026:

 

• Sunday 20 September > “Eremo della Casella”, organised by Walktiberina On Tour – Themed walks along the Way of St Francis, exploring art and faith
   
• From Saturday 26 September to Sunday 4 October, at the Oratory of Madonna delle Grazie > Group painting exhibition “Ecology, the Sacredness of Nature, the Canticle of the Creatures and the Birth of a Modern Environmentalist Culture”, organised by the Compagnia Artisti di Sansepolcro
   
• Saturday 26 September, at 9.00 pm at Sansepolcro Cathedral > “Laudar Vollio per Amore” – Cantori del Borgo women’s ensemble – Conductor Franco Radicchia
   
• Sunday 27 September > “The Gualanciole Loop between three rivers”, organised by the Circolo degli Esploratori
   
• Wednesday 30 September, at 10.00 am (for students only) and at 9.00 pm (open to the public), at the Salone del Vescovado > Screening of the film “Francesco” by Liliana Cavani

 

EVENTS IN OCTOBER 2026:

• Friday 2 October, at 5.00 pm at the Salone del Vescovado > Lecture: ‘Language and Style of the Canticle of the Creatures’, by Prof. Enzo Mattesini (linguist and philologist)
   
• Saturday 3 October, 10.00 am > Project: ‘The History of the Osservanti Complex’, organised by students from the Tourism course at the ITE, assisted by Prof. Daniela Donati
   
• Sunday 4 October, at 5.00 pm at the Cathedral Cloister > Opening of the photographic exhibition “St Francis, his journeys through the Valtiberina and his legacy: from Montecasale to the monumental complex of St Francis in Sansepolcro”
   
• Sunday 4 October, at 6.00 pm at the Cathedral > Mass
   
• Sunday 4 October, at 6.45 pm at the Sagrado del Duomo > Sermon by Father Massimo Vedova, in memory of that given by St Francis
   
• Sunday 4 October > “Castello di Montauto”, organised by EcoCamminatori – Themed walks along the Way of St Francis, exploring art and faith
   
• From Tuesday 6 October to Monday 12 October > Tribute to St Francis, organised by the Merletto Association in the City of Piero della Francesca
   
• Wednesday 7 October, at 6.00 pm at the Church of St Francis > Celebrating the memory of St Francis with young people – A festive evening in the presence of His Excellency Andrea Migliavacca
   
• Sunday 18 October > “La Verna”, organised by Walktiberina On Tour
   
• Friday 23 October, at 10.30 am at the Church of San Francesco > A reinterpretation of Sassetta’s Polyptych in the Church of San Francesco in Sansepolcro. Speaker: Machtelt Brüggen Israëls, lecturer in art history (University of Amsterdam)

 

EVENTS IN NOVEMBER 2026:

• Sunday 8 November > “Anello dell’Alpe di Catenaia”, organised by the Circolo degli Esploratori
   
• Sunday 8 November, at 4.30 pm at Sansepolcro Cathedral > “Concert for Peace” - Organised by: the “Domenico Stella” City of Piero Choir, the Perseveranti Philharmonic Society, the Musicians’ Group of the Crossbowmen’s Society and the Culture of Peace Association
   
• Saturday 21 November, at 6.00 pm at Sansepolcro Cathedral > “St Francis, an explosion of life” – A talk with Davide Rondoni. Interviewed by Alessandro Vergni
   
• Sunday 29 November, at 6.00 pm at the Auditorium of Santa Chiara > “Ad Te, Domine, levavi animam meam” – Cantori del Borgo Women’s Ensemble – Conductor Franco Radicchia