800 years on, St Francis’ tunic returns to Egypt vaticannews.va

When Saint Francis made his renowned journey to Egypt in 1219, he was wearing the humble tunic which went on to become characteristic of his followers.

Now, 800 years later, that tunic – or part of it – has made a return to the country.

A piece of the garment – which counts as a second-class relic of the saint – arrived in Cairo on the 23rd May. It then made its way to Alexandria, and will also visit Minya, Assiut, Qena and Luxor before returning to Italy on the 2nd June…

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