Saint Francis in the clouds of Assisi … the photo that goes crazy on the web



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AGI – The image of a Saint Francis in the clouds of Assisi who seems to be talking to the birds is going crazy on the web. The photo – announced by the Press Room of the Sacred Convent – published on the official pages of Instagram and Facebook of “San Francesco d’Assisi”, is enjoying great success in terms of likes, shares, comments and views.

(photo Christopher Wentworth by sanfrancesco.org)

Christopher Wentworth’s image, taken in Assisi, where the American photographer resides, portrays a cloud reminiscent of Giotto’s famous scene from Saint Francis’ Sermon to the Birds in the Upper Basilica.

The photo, reproduced courtesy of Christopher Wentworth, reached 45,000 people, garnering 2,500 likes, 200 comments and 400 shares on Facebook, in less than thirty minutes; while on Instagram it reached 16,000 people, with 2,236 likes, 173 comments and 81 saved as favorites.

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