The visit begins in the city of Fermo, the capital of the Custody. Fermo, of Roman origin, situated on a picturesque hill with sweeping views, preserves medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque monuments. Beyond the Cathedral atop the hill, the Civic Art Gallery, Piazza del Popolo, and various churches, we can...
The Fermo itinerary continues to Montegranaro, where the Franciscan presence dates back to the early days of the Order, specifically to the tradition of 1226, the year of Saint Francis’s death. This is the old St. Francis...
Continuing the itinerary, we arrive at S. Elpidio a Mare, where the Franciscan presence dates back to the early days of the Order. There was a Convent called Old St. Francis outside the town. The Franciscan friars then built another one inside the city starting from 1450,...
The city of Civitanova Marche has had an ancient and significant Franciscan presence over the centuries. The original place was dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene and was visited by Saint Francis...
Heading up the Chienti Valley, you arrive in Monte San Giusto, where the Franciscan presence is associated with a Convent and a Monastery. Initially, it was the Clareni Friars who erected a Chapel dedicated...
Returning, then, to the spiritual journey of Blessed Giovanni da Fermo, or della Verna, we find his traces in Mogliano, a beautiful town on the hill, where another episode of his life is narrated to us in “The Little Flowers” (chapter 53)...
To remember the memory of San Liberato of Loro Piceno, we visit this small and charming village, where the Friars Minor initially had a Church of Saint Sylvester and later the Convent...
Next, we continue to Massa Fermana, where in the ancient Convent located on the hill in front of the town, the Blessed Giovanni of Fermo and the Blessed Jacopo of Massa lived (The Little Flowers, chapters 41, 48, and 51)...
The itinerary continues to Falerone, the birthplace of the Blessed Pellegrino and Jacopo (The Little Flowers, chapters 27, 32, 51). In chapter 32 of The Little Flowers, Jacopo from Falerone appears as a close companion of Brother Masseo, one of Saint Francis’s early associates...
From here, the journey continues to Montegiorgio, the hometown of the Author of the “Actus-Fioretti” (Brother Ugolino da Monte S. Maria in Georgio, now known as Montegiorgio), the enchanted book that forever preserves the...
The journey continues with a visit to Penna S. Giovanni, perched high on the rock, the hometown of Blessed Giovanni, one of the most charming figures in “The Little Flowers”