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St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis and Scenes from His Life, tempera on panel by Bonaventura Berlinghieri, 1235; in the Church of San Francesco, Pescia, Italy.
St. Francis of Assisi died on October 3, 1226, in Assisi, Italy. He is buried in the Basilica of San Francesco, specifically within the crypt located in the lower church.12