On October 4, the feast of San Francesco, Some monks went on a pilgrimage to one of the "hidden sanctuaries" of the Franciscan Florence: the chapel San Francesco Monticelli .
This rural church, now incorporated into private property, is the memory of an important historical event: the visit of Francis to the monastery of Poor Clares at Monticelli, the first monastery opened outside Assisi, led by the sister of Clare itself: Saint Agnes of Assisi .
Francis came here and met the sisters and the Florentines flocked to welcome him. Here, the "new Moses", a spring miraculously gushed out, with plenty still flows into the well inside the chapel, to quench and heal the people of the place.
The pilgrimage to this place, if only through photos taken by these our brothers, the occasion to return to the source of healing waters and refreshing that is the message of the Franciscan salvation wrought by Christ in our lives.
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heartfelt thanks to the owners of the land
who welcomed us and allowed to visit this holy place.
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