The remains of Italy's patron saint have only been seen in public once before - for one day in 1978.

A 800 anni dalla morte, per un mese. Previsti 400mila fedeli

Assisi, Italy: Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on public display from Sunday for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands…

Hundreds of thousands of visitors expected for month-long display of remains of 13th-century saint

Erstmals nach fast 800 Jahren zeigt Assisi die Reliquien des Heiligen Franz. Der Andrang ist riesig. Mehrere Hunderttausende Besucher werden in der Gemeinde in Mittelitalien…

Seit Sonntag sind die sterblichen Überreste des Heiligen in Assisi zu sehen. Der Andrang ist riesig. Bis zu 400.000 Pilger werden erwartet.

È iniziata nella Basilica Papale di San Francesco l'ostensione pubblica e prolungata delle spoglie di San Francesco d'Assisi, nel quadro dell'ottavo centenario della morte...

The remains of Italy's patron saint have only been seen in public once before - for one day in 1978.