Franciscan Monastery: Saint Francis of Assisi & the Turtledoves statue (ca. 1924) in Washington, D.C. by Porfirio Rosignoli located in James M. Goode's North Capitol Street area

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Saint Francis of Assisi(1181 – 1226) was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. He's known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, and it is customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies honoring animals around his feast day of October 4. Source: Wikipedia

The story of the turtle doves goes as follows. Saint Francis, seeing a young man who had brought turtle doves to the market, said to him, 'I pray thee give them me, that gentle birds, upon which the Scripture likeneth chaste and humble souls, may not fall into the hands of men that would kill them.' The young man gave them over and Saint Francis spoke tenderly to them, 'O my sisters, simple-minded turtle doves, why have ye let yourselves be caught? Now would I fain deliver you and make you nests, that ye may be fruitful and multiply according to the commandments of your Creator.'He made nests for them and they lived there until Francis with his blessing gave them leave to go. Source: Dedications & Patron Saints of English Churches (Google Books)

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Saint Francis and the Turtledoves

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 431 Item #9.21; North Capitol Street area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p339 Item #I-16)
Medium: Bronze
Artist: Porfirio Rosignoli
Related subjects: Religion
Location: 14th & Quincy Sts NE Washington, D.C. Franciscan Monastery
See North Capitol Street areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Brookland - CUA (Catholic University of America)(Red) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000013 (dcMem ID #2203 )

Links & other sources
Monastery website
Wikipedia article on the monastery
Wash Theological Union website on Franciscans
Wikipedia article on Franciscans
Wikipedia article on Francis of Assissi
Church & State in Art website

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Franciscan Monastery: Saint Francis of Assisi & the Turtledoves statue (ca. 1924) in Washington, D.C.
by Porfirio Rosignoli
located in James M. Goode's