Pilgrimage Sites Dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi
Assisi
Italy · Europe
Assisi is the birthplace of St. Francis and St. Clare, one of Catholicism's most significant pilgrimage destinations.
Washington, D.C.
United States · North America
America's Catholic capital, home to the largest church in North America and the cathedral where President Kennedy's funeral Mass was celebrated.
Subiaco
Italy · Europe
Birthplace of Western monasticism, where young St. Benedict lived as a hermit for three years before founding the first Benedictine communities.
Orta San Giulio
Italy · Europe
A UNESCO Sacro Monte dedicated to St. Francis, and an island basilica holding the relics of St. Julius, who sailed here on his cloak.
Cortona
Italy · Europe
Tuscan hill town where St. Margaret's incorrupt body rests in her basilica, above the Franciscan hermitage of Le Celle.
La Verna
Italy · Europe
The mountain sanctuary where St. Francis of Assisi received the stigmata in 1224, one of Christianity's holiest pilgrimage sites.