Saint Francis Endures Public Humiliation
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18th-Century Chapter House, Monastery of GuadalupeMonastic Library of Guadalupe
Saint Francis Endures Public HumiliationSaint Francis Endures Public Humiliation
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Saint Francis Endures Public HumiliationSeries of San Francisco

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This 17th-century painting from the Series of San Francisco shows Saint Francis enduring public humiliation, bound and flogged. A woman pleads for mercy, emphasizing his radical embrace of suffering and penance. The scene parallels Christ’s Passion, highlighting Francis’s commitment to humility and sacrifice. This narrative cycle inspired the faithful to imitate his devotion, reinforcing his role as a model of piety and endurance in the Christian tradition.