Francis dies surrounded by his brothers; he is buried at the Church of St. Giorgio in Assisi and is canonized on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX.

 

"Death and Ascension of St. Francis," from the Legend of St. Francis, Giotto, Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi, Italy, 1297-1300.

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