Description

Resin statue made and painted by hand by Neapolitan master sculptors in italy. The details bring back a classical representation in perfect Italian style. St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of Italy. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, was an Italian religious and poet. A deacon and founder of the order later named after him, he was proclaimed a saint by Pope Gregory IX in 1228, declared, along with St. Catherine of Siena, the principal patron saint of Italy on June 18, 1939 by Pope Pius XII, and his liturgical memory is celebrated throughout the Catholic Church on October 4.