Sant'Arpino marks the Eighth Centenary of St. Francis with Mons

Sant'Arpino: event for the Eighth Centenary of St. Francis of Assisi

On Friday 17 April 2026 at 18:30, Sant'Arpino will host a cultural and religious event dedicated to the Eighth Centenary of St. Francis of Assisi. The meeting takes place in the seventeenth-century Church of Sant'Elpidio Vescovo, located in Piazza Ten. Giuseppe Macrì.

Book presentation

The event features the presentation of The Hidden Heart of the Canticle. From Sister Death to Brother Sun, St. Francis and the Verses of the Bishopric (Mondadori) by Domenico Sorrentino, former Bishop of Assisi. The book offers an in-depth reading of the Canticle of the Creatures, highlighting its theological, spiritual and historical dimensions.

Event programme

• 18:30 — Mass celebrated by Mons. Domenico Sorrentino.
• Book presentation, preceded by institutional greetings from Mayor Ernesto Di Mattia and parish priest Don Alfonso D’Errico.
• Introduction by journalist Franco Buononato.
• Discussion with the author featuring Professor Rosa Carillo Ambrosio and the Bishop of Aversa, Angelo Spinillo.
• Session coordinated by journalist Elpidio Iorio, director of PulciNellaMente.
• Musical contribution by artist Gianni Aversano.

Why attend

This appointment is aimed at those who want to go beyond common readings of the Canticle as merely an ecological hymn. The book proposes a hermeneutic approach that places emphasis on the closing stanzas—on forgiveness, suffering and sister death—revealing a deeper spiritual core. The meeting also underlines the collaboration between civil and ecclesial institutions at the local level.