"Giorgia Meloni's far-right government in Italy has revived a national holiday in honour of the country's popular patron saint, Francis of Assisi, in a nod to the very core of our nation's identity. Millions of Italian workers are expected to get a day off each 4 October, the feast day of Saint Francis, after the lower house of parliament approved overwhelmingly a bill making it a public holiday. The measure will pass to the senate for the final nod."
"Saint Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century friar who renounced a life of luxury to help the poor, was an Italian mystic and poet who founded the Franciscan religious order. He was canonised in 1228, two years after his death at the age of 44, and was declared Italy's patron saint by Pope Pius XII in 1939. The saint, who was born and is buried in the Umbrian town of the same name, was given a public holiday in 1958, during Italy's postwar economic boom,"
The Italian lower house approved a bill to reinstate 4 October, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, as a national public holiday, pending senate approval. The restoration would give millions of workers a day off and honors Saint Francis for peace, brotherhood, environmental protection and solidarity. Saint Francis was a 13th-century friar who founded the Franciscan order, was canonised in 1228 and declared Italy's patron saint in 1939. The holiday existed from 1958 until austerity cuts removed it in 1977. The ruling Brothers of Italy party framed the move as an identity-restoring measure amid cost concerns.
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