St. Francis & the Animals Glass Suncatcher Pendent Some of the monks also

Some of the monks also have pastoral duties in the 17 parishes for which the abbey is responsible or serve as professors at the Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule

and run The Printery House

letters to friends and to people in power

rooted in the sacraments

St. Francis & the Animals Glass Suncatcher Pendent Some of the monks alsoST. FRANCIS & THE ANIMALS Glass Suncatcher St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals, and has become synonymous with the care and protection of all creatures. This is wonderfully illustrated in the design of this luminous suncatcher, which depicts Francis tenderly nurturing a fawn, with birds, sheep, and woodland creatures surrounding him. Artisans painstakingly apply mineral pigments to richly textured cathedral glass one color at a time;