Celebrazioni per San Francesco, Patrono d'Italia

Address: 15033 Casale Monferrato There will be three events dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan presence in the history of Casale Monferrato on the occasion of the eight-hundredth anniversary of the death of the Saint, with a programme that intertwines institutional celebration, historical research, literature and music. The first event is scheduled for Monday 5 October at 10,30, in Piazza San Francesco, at the monument to San Francesco Orante, with the commemorative ceremony of the Patron Saint of Italy. After greetings from the Mayor of Casale Monferrato, Emanuele Capra, and Rev. Mons. Francesco Mancinelli, reflections on the figure of Saint Francis are entrusted to Father Massimo Colli Franzone. The ceremony will be accompanied by musical entertainment by the schools of Casale. The programme will continue on Friday 9 October at 18,00, in the Senate Hall of the Civic Library “G. Canna”, with the special edition of “Una Storia da Attraversare”, dedicated to the 800 years since the death of Saint Francis of Assisi: the meeting, curated by the Civic Library in collaboration with the Arte Association, will feature Bruno Ferrero, with the collaboration of A