GRAFFITI, STREET ART & PUBLIC ART: ▫ Saints: Francis of Assisi

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20 September 2016

RHODOS / ΡΟΔΟΣ, Greece. Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi

RHODOS / ΡΟΔΟΣ, Greece.

Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi in front of the Catholic Cathedral of Rhodos, built between 1936 and 1939. The sculpture (1938) is a work of Italian artist Alessandro Monteleone (Radicena [now Taurianova], 5 February 1897 - Rome, 25 December 1967).

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 12.2011.

(Thanks to Mrs. Lucia Conte Jannikis for the information on the sculptor.)

24 August 2016

VARAŽDIN, Croatia. Monument to St. Francis of Assisi

VARAŽDIN, Croatia
Franjevački trg

Monument to St. Francis of Assisi.

Klanjamo Ti se Gospodine Isuse Kriste. Odvje i po svim tvojim crkvama koji su po cijelome svijetu i blagoslivljamo Te jer si po svojem svetom križu otkupio svijet. Sv Franjo Asiški

We adore You, Lord Jesus Christ. Here and in all your churches that are all over the world and we bless You, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. St. Francis of Assisi

05 August 2016

LUGANO, Switzerland. Convento dei Cappuccini

LUGANO, Switzerland.
Salita dei Frati

Convento dei Cappuccini [Capuchin monastery]. Top of the façade, in Neo-Renaissance style, designed by architect Giuseppe Bordonzotti (Croglio, 3 November 1877 - Lugano, 17 April 1932) and built between 1909 and 1910. It was restored between 1981
and 1982 to give the original look of the church , 17th century. The statue is of St. Francis of Assisi.