Saint Francis of Assisi — Patron of Italy
4 October 2026 — Peace for every creature, from the bird to the wolf, under one sky.
On 4 October the Catholic Church honours Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1181–1226), born in Assisi, Umbria. He left the comfortable life of a merchant family to choose poverty, humility and care for people and nature, and founded the Franciscan order (the Order of Friars Minor). He is famous for his love of animals: legends tell of his sermon to the birds and of the peace he made with the wolf of Gubbio. He is also the author of the Canticle of the Creatures (Cantico delle creature), one of the earliest great works of Italian literature, in which the Sun, Moon, stars and elements are called brothers and sisters. In 1939 Francis was named patron saint of Italy, together with Saint Catherine of Siena. From 2026, 4 October is set to be a national holiday and day off in Italy again. In early October the autumn constellations begin to rise in the evening sky.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver constellation of light dots and thin lines forming a flock of small birds drifting across the sky, with a gentle little wolf walking calmly beneath them
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