But the frescoes that would best show this side of Francis cannot be detached from their church walls miles away. (They were, in fact, violently detached during an earthquake in 1997, which shook the ...

A visitor scans with his smartphone Giotto's frescoes inside St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

By Courtney Mares Assisi, Italy, Dec 17, 2021 / 15:17 pm Saint Francis' hometown of Assisi has once again been illuminated with Giotto’s frescoes this Christmas season.

ASSISI, Italy (Reuters) - They are using medical syringes in Assisi these days, but it has nothing to do with the pandemic. Restorers are using them to save priceless 700-year-old frescoes by Giotto.

Assisi unveiled a nativity scene Tuesday made of 50 figurines of shepherds, angels, and barn animals with a new addition this year: a life-size figure of a nurse in scrubs wearing a mask.

ASSISI, Italy (AP) - St. Jerome's white beard is largely gone, his rich cloak looks as if it was devoured by moths and the roll of writing paper on his desk has disappeared. But in a kind of ...

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A visitor scans with his smartphone Giotto's frescoes inside St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, March 1, 2025.