Rieti - Statua Di San Francesco

The Statue of San Francesco is one of the most important in Rieti, it testifies how important the figure of St. Francis is for the city, since the birth of his cult. The saint spent some time in Rieti, where he wrote down the “Praise of the Creatures” and the rules of his order, as well described the first representation of the living nativity scene in Greccio, a small village just outside the city. The statue is located Near the Cathedral of Rieti, the work in bronze was realized in 1927 and depicts the saint that is placed on a more recent pedestal, which are engraved 4 local sanctuaries linked to the life of St. Francis (Greccio, Fonte Colombo, Poggio Bustone and La Foresta).