ITALY: Cave of SAINT FRANCIS (San Francesco D' Assisi) in Assisi

Assisi, Italy - the cave of Saint Francis, St. Francis' cave in Assisi, Italy - full tour. Let's visit The Eremo delle Carceri which is a hermitage complex located in a steep forest gorge in Umbria, in central Italy, four kilometers above Assisi.
In the 13th century, Saint Francis of Assisi would often come to this place to pray and contemplate, as did other hermits before him. When Saint Francis of Assisi first came in 1205, the only building here was a tiny 12th-century oratory. Soon, other men followed him to the mountain, finding their own isolated caves nearby in which to pray. The oratory became known as Santa Maria delle Carceri after the small "prisons" occupied by friars in the area.
Saint Francis of Assisi dedicated himself to a life of preaching and missions, but throughout his life he would frequently withdraw to the Carceri to pray.
In the centuries that followed, various buildings were added around St. Francis' cave and the original oratory, forming the sizable complex that exists today. Today some Franciscan monks live there and visitors are welcome.
#SaintFrancis #Assisi #VicStefanu

[@chrisprice2247]

Thank you Vic Stefanu i love your short film, i also went to Assisi in 2017 and found such peace and joy , next time i hope to find your forrest. Blessings and joy

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Chris, thank you for your comments!!

[@TheFonzie12]

lovely video my name is francis agusta surname is italian and like st francis i love animals more than life my great great grandfather was from italy im irish but i live now in indonesia in a very poor area but i love the people such love from them and love for one another im very proud to be amongst them and hounered im catholic but my wife is muslim and we have no proablem with that god is in everyting and i see it a lot here

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments!!

[@waterbird91]

The mother of St Francis was named "Pica" , she was french. St. Francis was bilingual, they called him il 'Francesco because he spoke french. His baptisimal name was Giovanni Di Bernardone. His father's name was Bernardo. I do not know where in France Pica came from. Assisi is beautiful, serene & a very holy place to the Italians. My mother is from Italy & I can say that Italy is the most breathtaking country I have ever had the privilege to see. Perugia is nearby as the town of Vinci where Leonardo was born, (his house still stands)..........thank you for sharing this beautiful video w/ the world . St. Francesco is the patron saint of animals, the most beautiful of all living entities are animals, this is why St. Francesco is my favorite saint.

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Anna, thank you for your comments. I agree about Italy and I spent a few days in Assisi, what a beautiful city!

[@fredarcher7264]

Pica de Bourlemont, about whom little is known except that she was a noblewoman originally from Provence

[@kathryndunworth4070]

Birds singing is so lively to hear.

[@mercyshanthi9555]

Beautiful ❤️Visited Assisi but didn’t have a chance to visit these forest areas,St .Francis is one of my favorite saints.Thank you so much for the video.Love from India

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@francesjohn2625]

Vic, Thank you for taking us to this sacred place.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@fransiscacatherine5715]

It' s an amazing video Vic...and what a story of St.Francis...my guardian Saint...because I used His name when I was Baptized . I have been to Basilica of St .Francis in 2000..but didnt go to this place.. You really did a great job to make this video with your fascinating information of St .Francis. Thousands thanks from my heart Vic...God Bless You and be with You always🙏

[@VicStefanu]

Hello Francisca, thank you for watching my videos and for your wonderful comments!! 👍👍👍

[@fransiscacatherine5715]

@@VicStefanu I wish I would be there one day...so I can follow your steps to the cave where St.Francis spent his life in a humble place to be with his Greatest Love..our God.. And...would be much better if I can meet you there...🙏

[@MilciadesAndrion]

Great video. Vic, your style is unique. You made feel the history. Thanks.

[@VicStefanu]

I appreciate that!

[@MilciadesAndrion]

Thanks. I shared your lovely video with my contacts in Facebook and subscribed to your channel.

[@VicStefanu]

@@MilciadesAndrion Thank you!!

[@perdizes1954]

I have been in Assisi twice. The first time I was really impressed and very touched by S.Francesco and Clara presence. But I have not been to the monastery where he started his order. Maybe next time.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments and for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@frantucker608]

Gorgeous! Thank you so much for filming this and posting for us!

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@KR-sh6rm]

Such a beautiful and peaceful location. Thank you for sharing!

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Karen, thank you for viewing my videos!

[@anujadharadhar9581]

Thankyou for this absolutely beautiful video. Please do give us a longer one with more in depth information. Thankyou and God bless you. Aum Guru Aum.

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for your wonderful comments. I may be able to upload a longer video in the future!

[@anujadharadhar9581]

@@VicStefanu Looking forward to it.

[@H.C.Q.]

Grace and Peace, Vic Thanks for sharing this hidden gem of one of the greatest Saints that ever lived and truly my favorite!

[@VicStefanu]

One of my favorite Saints as well.. thank you for your comments!

[@misterchristopher8857]

Thank you for the historical background, in-depth stories and visuals of the quiet areas of this sanctuary.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments!!

[@Change4Good333]

Hi Vic. Beautiful amazing video. Thank you so much!!! for taking us to this wonderful place with so much history. Wonderful job. Very appreciated it. Greetings from Canada🇨🇦

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments and for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@ananthimurugiah8362]

Oh please give me the blessings to visit this sacred place ...

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@poeticbee]

What a great video! Thanks! New subscriber here.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments and for subscribing!! 👍👍👍

[@MilciadesAndrion]

I thoroughly enjoyed the fantastic video showcasing the locations where Francis once journeyed. It's such an amazing video that I find myself revisiting it annually.

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed the video!! 😊😊😊

[@lisad62002]

The cave at 8:24 may be that of Brother Leo, according to the sign "Fra Leone". Brother Leo was St. Francis's closest companion and scribe. He was with St. Francis when he received the stigmata.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for these interesting comments!! 👍👍👍

[@MasterSophiaChrist]

Wow Your video says it all. The birds chirping. The caves area look like my home city Tampa mountain in Brasov Romania.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments!! 👍👍👍

[@MasterSophiaChrist]

@@VicStefanu No worries. St Francis says hi 👋

[@VicStefanu]

@@MasterSophiaChrist Thank you!!!!

[@XX-gy7ue]

I LOVE YOU , THANK YOU ! SAINT FRANCIS IS THE BEST !

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@m.forrestal5893]

Thank you for sharing this. I was blessed to spent five days in Assisi back in 2002, and managed to spend an afternoon in this beautiful place. A young friar also allowed me to pray in their private chapel.

[@VicStefanu]

What a beautiful place, I am so glad I decided to visit.. I was virtually alone and I will never forget the experience f walking around the whole area...

[@ramonasaldana8272]

I love this beautiful place I can't wait to go back again

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@hannahjones8992]

Thank you very much for this really lovely video, and so happy that there was no distracting music, but beautiful bird song, so appropriate. Stt Francis has long been very close to my heart, though I'm not a Catholic and have never been to Italy. But my father was an Italian prisoner of war, over here in UK, he was born not too far from Assisi, though he had sadly become a non believer and was a cruel man. But I loved Jesus from an early age and St Francis was a truly Holy man of extremely rare quality. I loved your video, it's touched my heart deeply. God Bless 🙏🏻💖

[@VicStefanu]

Hello Hannah, thank you for these wonderful comments! 😊😊😊 I must admit that visiting this place was one of the most wonderful experiences in my life, I am so glad I got a chance to record my visit... I hope I can go back one day soon!

[@liveforloveforall163]

Merci beaucoup Vic, it was a very informative video. Keep it up:) Amen

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@veenadias5907]

Thank you for taking us in this sacred place and beautiful

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@bonfacegachii9258]

Thanks for this video st Fransisc is one of my favourite saint, much love from dubai but am a Kenyan , God bless 🙏

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@xavimet1529]

The song of birds. I feel that calm. catholic church is blessed with saints. And Thanks for this video.

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for your comments my friend!!

[@lauramicks9634]

Beautiful blessed sacred place.

[@VicStefanu]

Thanks for watching! 👍👍👍

[@RenzoColameoIrlanda]

I'm going to finish my Life there soon.... :-) Thanks for the video. Have a great weekend !!! Renzo * Ireland

[@risenandreturning]

I hope you mean "finish the things you really want to do and see in your life" by making it to that wonderful place..it's on my list of places I want to see, too 😊

[@RenzoColameoIrlanda]

@@risenandreturning Finally I find a place (rented) here in Assisi. It's like a Dream.... I Love it... God Bless !!! Renzo *

[@darlenefarmer5921]

Thank you so much for sharing...

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Darlene, thank you for your comments!

[@antjetautkus5506]

PEACE IS EVERY STEP.......👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣thanks for this long walk of great knowledge. ......📹📹📹📹📹Vic👍

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you!!

[@anujadharadhar9581]

Yes, so true. God bless you for feeling it.Aum Guru Aum.

[@marymcsherry1965]

There's so much peace in Assisi that it's life changing

[@tessythomas6196]

Thank you. നൈസ് video. St. Francis Assisi, pray for us

[@VicStefanu]

നന്ദി

[@andreamartin4233]

thank you will share with the Class i am teaching on St Francis...we are open to the Spirit Alvernia University

[@VicStefanu]

Hi and thank you for writing to me!! I am glad you liked my video!

[@lucianasanches5285]

Beautiful, thanks.

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you!

[@tonymcguinness3886]

At 6:37, on the right hand side, directly opposite the bronze figures of Francis and two of his "brothers", you can get a very brief look at the successor of the oak tree where the saint preached to the birds. I was in Assisi in 2004, and saw it myself during a visit to Eremo delle Carceri...

[@VicStefanu]

Interesting comments.. Thank you! 👍👍👍

[@MrEddy175]

hello vic hope you fine today my friend, great great video of st francis de assisi and the place real beautiful and nice music from the birds, have a nice day

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Eddy, thank you for your comments. I am still in Africa.......

[@zygmaszel8376]

St. Francis , pray for us 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 🇮🇹

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@timothyholder8125]

Beautiful

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@marynight100]

Muito obrigada por nos mostrar com tanta riqueza de detalhes!❤️

[@VicStefanu]

Hola, gracias por ver mis videos !!

[@namnhan2003]

i love the birdsong....it is like heaven...

[@VicStefanu]

Thanks for watching! 👍👍👍

[@surimenon7660]

🙏Thank you for your time and Presentation 🙏❤️❤️❤️🙏Amen🙏Hare Krishna 🙏

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed the video!! 😊😊😊

[@kknsanadi1577]

Thanks for the knowledge

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for viewing my videos!!

[@ramonasaldana8272]

Thanks when I saw this video I knew I had to go

[@LL-sq8se]

What a mysterious and beautiful place... Maybe it was the birds singing...but I was feeling some kinda way!!! I would love to see the place in Greece..if you have a video!🙄👍❤️

[@VicStefanu]

Sure, here is one of the monasteries in the area of Greece I mentioned in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXyVdXmhhbyLhdU

[@chariotreign]

Thank you so much. Looks like I will be comment 113, my favorite number. (112 comments before and after... Hmmm...) I grew up in Pennsylvania America. In the 80s I was in High School as a teenager. I used to always keep Murray Bodo's book on St Francis while I walked through Hell. God Bless. Thomas Joyce, grandson of Thomas Joyce who broadcast the first Mass and introduced Tell-A-Vision in 1939. :)

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@chariotreign]

@@VicStefanu Thank you for your heart. I still walk in his path. Brother Son, Sister Moon. Do take care :)

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks Vic, very nice tour, was so gutted last year went we toured around Tuscany, and the day before was going to Assisi got sick, looks very interesting,

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for your comments, I am glad you liked this video..

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

love history, in fact i search out history here in malta on my weekly vlogs last week i went down to the grotto of st paul who was shipwrecked in malta in around A.D. 60

[@timber66]

You are very knowledgeable and interesting. I really enjoyed this. Thank you. A new subscriber.

[@VicStefanu]

Many thanks!! 👍👍👍

[@fool1shmortal]

Thank you!

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!!

[@janebishop3884]

Thank You ,beautiful video and history . I’d love to visit the caves and park . We are going to Assisi in two weeks . Are the caves and park open to walk through . And is there parking? Thank You . Peace

[@VicStefanu]

Hello and thank you for watching my videos. There is plenty of parking (get there early!) and the park is open to walk through but the existing caves found along the path are closed with metal fences..

[@lamefier1566]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@VicStefanu]

Hi, thank you for viewing my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@Catherine3296]

Thank you for the video, is there an easier way of getting to the tomb,,rather than going up hills and steep steps.

[@VicStefanu]

Unfortunately no.... but the number of steps is not that great...

[@InspiringDevelopment]

Hi Vic, How do I get to the site of the caves from Assisi? Is it possible to get there by car or is it better to walk from the town? Any comments are most welcome. Thank you.

[@VicStefanu]

Hi, the site of Eremo delle Carceri is about 5 kilometers away from the centre of Assissi, it is easier to take a car than having to walk around 10 kilometers distance there and back from Assissi..

[@silviaadrianainsaurralde6337]

Paz y Bien Amén

[@VicStefanu]

Gracias

[@clare5one]

I cannot believe they placed an ad @6:37!!!

[@VicStefanu]

Unfortunately I do not control over the ads, youtube decide where to place them regardless of subject....

[@hooligansmonzanitrogaia1167]

Pax et bonum! Francesco = di Francia (of France)

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you!!

[@surimenon7660]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 😊😊😊

[@claudiofoiadelli8721]

This is the prison hermitage. It is not a sanctuary or a monastery. The Friars Minor built not monasteries but convents. It's just a detail but important. Nice video.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for watching my videos!! 👍👍👍

[@prashansasharma3070]

great love from india, although i am a hindu, i feel inpired by the saint

[@VicStefanu]

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[@lmtt123]

It's called Eremo Le Carceri. Originally it was occupied by Syrian hermit monks fleeing persecution from Muslims in the 9th Century but St Francis occupied it early in his vocation and later on. St Bernardine of Sienna reformed the Order and had many of the current buildings made for the friars (they are not monks).

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments!!

[@MrBrownnn696]

Vic have you been to the other country's in Central an South America ? Oh an are you a historian ?

[@VicStefanu]

I have been everywhere south of Mexico with the exception of Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia and Venezuela..

[@MrBrownnn696]

Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures what were your favorite places in El Salvador an Ecuador ? An by any chance do you have any pictures ?

[@VicStefanu]

I have a slideshow from the Galapagos islands (Ecuador) on my channel and you can find my new videos from El Salvador by typing 'vic stefanu el salvador'

[@patrickscally2882]

His fahers name was Pietro and got very angry with Francis when he left to start his new religious life😊

[@VicStefanu]

Hi, thank you for this information and for watching my videos!! 😊😊😊

[@johncarsone1579]

I always understood that St.Francis was 47 when he died. 20 years after his conversion @ the age of 27. This I discovered in my study of Franciscan History. 44 is the recorded age here.?

[@VicStefanu]

Hello and thank you for watching my videos. Wikipedia mentions that St Francis was 44 years old at the time of his death. Here is the actual text: 'Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone; Italian: Francesco d'Assisi; Latin: Franciscus Assisiensis; 1181 or 1182 - 3 October 1226), was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and mystic. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of St. Clare, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in Christianity.'

[@emmanuelegbe4053]

Cardinal OMalley Sean, Cardinal Manning

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments!! 👍👍👍

[@MrFirstburtino]

perché non parli italiano?

[@VicStefanu]

Non sono italiano... Grazie per aver guardato i miei video!

[@kylehill3643]

Don't vote right wing if you value your sanity!