Throughout 2024, Franciscans worldwide are commemorating the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s stigmata – the appearance of the bodily wounds of Christ’s crucifixion. This Oct. 4 also marks our Conventual Franciscan bishop’s first feast of St. Francis as Bishop of Charlotte. In honor of the stigmata anniversary and the saint’s feast day, explore artwork depicting this popular saint in the permanent collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.