In the footsteps of Saint Francis

Assisi is an astonishing city, imbued with a unique spiritual aura. As Eva de Vitray-Meyerovitch writes: "There are privileged places that have preserved, down the centuries, the imprint of the great spirits that inhabited them: Medina, where the Prophet of Islam taught and rested; Assisi, still bathed in the gentle Franciscan spirit; Konya, where the living presence of Rûmî is evident at every step." I've been lucky enough to visit these three cities, and I can confirm that each of them exudes a singular atmosphere, as if time had stood still.

 

Saint Francis, who died in 1226, remains famous for his profound spirituality and unconditional love of nature. Eight centuries later, his imprint is still palpable in the narrow streets of Assisi, a town that attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every year. Closely linked to Saint Francis, Saint Clare, founder of the Order of Poor Clares, also occupies an essential place in the town's history. In recent years, her life and mysticism have attracted renewed interest and continue to inspire.

 

To walk in the footsteps of Saint Francis is to reconnect with a universal message of humility, poverty and simplicity. In an increasingly complex world, these values, and in particular simplicity, invite us to rediscover a form of joy and serenity in our daily lives. Assisi, with its stones steeped in history, reminds us that these teachings remain timeless.

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