San Francesco

  • A Journey to the wellspring of Sacred Song with Francesco Zimei

    A Journey to the wellspring of Sacred Song with Francesco Zimei

    As part of the celebrations for L’Aquila, Italian Capital of Culture 2026, the Società Aquilana dei Concerti “Bonaventura Barattelli” presents an event of distinction, featured within its prestigious 2025/2026 Season. On the 3rd of March, 2026, within the prestigious setting of Palazzo Di Paola, Francesco Zimei — Principal Investigator of the Laudare Project —…

  • Cantare il Medioevo – Book Presentation

    Cantare il Medioevo – Book Presentation

    The Cortona Lauda: Between Religious Devotion and Civic Identity On September 18th, at the State Archives of Siena, the volume Cantare il Medioevo (published by L’Erma di Bretschneider) will be presented: La Lauda a Cortona tra devozione ed identità civica, edited by Francesco Zimei and Simone Allegria

  • Le origini della lauda / Le laude delle origini – Press Release

    Le origini della lauda / Le laude delle origini – Press Release

    A bit of press review of the Symposium The Origins of the Lauda / The Laude of the Origins which will be held in Cortona from 4 to 6 September 2025: Università di Trento – Alle radici del canto spirituale in volgare italiano nell’ottavo centenario del Cantico di frate Sole Classicult.it 06/08/2025 – Convegno…

  • SAVE THE DATE! Cortona 04-06 September, 2025

    SAVE THE DATE! Cortona 04-06 September, 2025

    FULL PROGRAM at the following LINK From September 4-6, 2025, join us in Cortona for the international symposium dedicated to the origins of the lauda. Organized within the framework of the Laudare project, this event marks the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Brother Sun—a foundational text in the history of…