“Confirmation of the Rule,” a fresco depicting St. Francis seeking confirmation of his order from Pope Honorius III. Painted approximately 1485 by Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Sassetti Chapel, Santa Trinita. Photo courtesy University of California, Riverside

“Confirmation of the Rule,” a fresco depicting St. Francis seeking confirmation of his order from Pope Honorius III. Painted approximately 1485 by Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Sassetti Chapel, Santa Trinita. Photo courtesy University of California, Riverside

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