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Saints connected to Assisi

5 saints whose lives, tombs, and relics are woven into the city.

Saint Francis of Assisi 12TH–13TH CENTURY Feast · October 4 Born and baptized in Assisi, converted at San Damiano, gathered his brotherhood at the Porziuncola, and was buried beneath the basilica that bears his name.
Saint Clare of Assisi 12TH–13TH CENTURY Feast · August 11 Followed Francis into religious life, founded the Poor Clares at San Damiano, and lived there in enclosure for forty years. Her body rests in the crypt of her basilica.
Saint Carlo Acutis 21ST CENTURY Feast · October 12 Asked to be buried in Assisi out of devotion to Saint Francis. His body is venerated at the Santuario della Spogliazione, the church of Francis's renunciation.
Saint Rufinus of Assisi 3RD CENTURY Feast · August 11 First bishop and patron of Assisi, traditionally venerated as a martyr. His relics rest beneath the high altar of the cathedral that bears his name.
Saint Agnes of Assisi 13TH CENTURY Feast · November 16 Clare's younger sister, who joined her at San Damiano within weeks and later carried the Poor Clares beyond Assisi.