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c. 1500

Pope Honorius III Approving the Rule of Saint Francis of Assisi

Bartolomé del Castro

Spanish (active Palencia and environs), died 1507

This panel may come from a large altarpiece dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi. The scene shows the saint receiving papal approval for the rule he wrote for his followers, requiring them to take a vow of poverty.

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Bartolomé del Castro, Pope Honorius III Approving the Rule of Saint Francis of Assisi, c. 1500 | Philadelphia Art Museum