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The Franciscan Monastery and the lower and upper church (''Basilica inferiore e superiore'') of St Francis were begun immediately after his Canonization in 1228 , and completed 1253 . The lower church has Fresco s by renowned late-medieval Artist s Cimabue and Giotto ; in the Upper church are frescos of scenes in the life of St Francis by Giotto and his circle. In October 1986 and January 2002 , Catholic pontiff Pope John Paul II gathered in Assisi with the leaders of the great world confessions to pray for peace. On September 26 , 1997 Assisi was struck by an Earthquake which caused four fatalities. The Basilica was badly damaged (part of the vault collapsed, carrying with it a fresco by Cimabue), and was closed for two years for restoration. |