The main feast day of St. Francis is October 4th, but the actual Transitus is observed every year on the evening of October 3rd. That date marks exactly 800 years since he embraced "Sister Death" and passed into eternal life.
The main feast day of St. Francis is October 4th, but the actual Transitus is observed every year on the evening of October 3rd. That date marks exactly 800 years since he embraced "Sister Death" and passed into eternal life.