Interior of San Damiano

This is the interior courtyard of San Damiano, in Assisi. St Clare and St Francis lived here. Its a bit Rachel Whiteread-ish. I sat in this space and it was so meditative and peaceful, I could almost feel the prayers of hundreds of years pressed into this shape - the shape of the interior cloister, which would have been enclosed at the time of St Clare (1290 ish).

felt Porziuncola

this is a felt version, 2 more to do

Porziuncola model

Like the real one this is a building within a building

Porziuncola model

Inside the big one

1:10, 1:20, 1:40, 1:80, 1:160, 1:320. Porziuncola

Here they are outside my studio. Very Russian Doll!

1:10, 1:20, 1:40, 1:80, 1:160, 1:320. Porziuncola

Here they are outside my studio. Very Russian Doll

Porziuncola

This is the real Porziuncola in Assisi. Why is it special?

• some hermits built it in 350AD and relics of Our Lady were placed in it.
• St Bennedict live there
• St Francis recieved his vocation there in 1250ish
• St Francis re built the chapel with his brothers
• St Clare lived there
• St Francis was buried under it - until he was moved