San Damiano in Assisi, That Church to Rebuild
In one of the twenty-eight late 13th-century frescoes in the Basilica Superiore di San Francesco recounting the life of St. Francis, San Francesco prays before a Byzantine crucifix in a rundown church asking the crucified Christ, “Lord, what do you wish from me?” Francesco’s open hands are perhaps a gesture of astonishment as he hears…