Franciscan Pilgrimage1.0.6 - App Store

Walk in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi during the historic Franciscan Jubilee Year.

This free pilgrimage guide connects you to the sacred sites of Franciscan heritage worldwide -- from the Porziuncola in Assisi to La Verna, Greccio, and beyond. Whether you are physically visiting these holy places or exploring them from home, Franciscan Pilgrimage brings the story of il Poverello to life through an interactive map, rich historical content, and the prayers that have sustained Franciscan spirituality for 800 years.

JUBILEE YEAR FEATURES
- Step-by-step guide to earning the Franciscan Jubilee plenary indulgence
- Find your nearest Franciscan church with GPS-based proximity search
- All required Jubilee prayers: Our Father, Nicene Creed, invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Francis, and St. Clare
- Provisions for the elderly, sick, and homebound

EXPLORE SACRED SITES
- Interactive map with Franciscan pilgrimage sites worldwide
- Detailed site pages with historical context, spiritual significance, and photo galleries
- Search and filter by region, chronological period, or site type
Sites include:
- San Damiano, where the crucifix spoke
- The Porziuncola, cradle of the Order and place of Francis's death
- La Verna, mountain of the stigmata
- Greccio, birthplace of the Christmas nativity scene
- Fonte Colombo, the Franciscan Sinai where the Rule was written
- The Basilica of San Francesco - his tomb
- Holy Land sites of the Franciscan Custody - Damietta, Acre, Bethlehem, the Holy Sepulchre

Each site is tagged by what happened there (birthplace, conversion, vision, stigmata, foundation, death), what kind of place it is (hermitage, basilica, sanctuary), and what Franciscan charism it embodies (creation, peace, mission). Filter the map to see only what you came for.

GUIDED JOURNEY
- Follow St. Francis's life chronologically from his birth in 1181 to his Transitus in 1226
- Each chapter links biography to geography, connecting life events to the places where they happened
- Switch freely between guided journey and open exploration
- The content has been audited against Celano, Bonaventure, the Fioretti, and the Vauchez and Thompson scholarly biographies. Each chapter passed an editorial review for prose quality and a fact-check against primary sources.

FRANCISCAN PRAYER
- Prayer of St. Francis, Canticle of Brother Sun, Franciscan Crown Rosary
- Site-specific prayers and devotions

BUILT FOR PILGRIMS
- Works fully offline with bundled content -- no internet required at pilgrimage sites
- Available in English, Italian, Spanish, French, and Portuguese
- Content updated remotely without app updates

Offered freely in the spirit of Franciscan simplicity. Optional donations support continued development.
No subscription. No ads. No tracking.

THE 800th ANNIVERSARY
In 2026 the Church marks 800 years since Francis's death on October 3, 1226. There has never been a better moment to walk his road. Download Franciscan Pilgrimage and begin your journey today.
GOT FEEDBACK?
Reach us at help@ifthendev.com - we read every message and respond. If something feels off (a date, a saint, a translation), please let us know.

Pax et Bonum.

Version History v1.0.6 This update enriches your daily companion in two ways. The Franciscan feast calendar is now true to tradition — each saint is honored on their authentic feast day. And on the days between Franciscan feasts, you'll meet a saint of the Universal Church, with a short summary and a prayer, gently offered as a commemoration of the wider family of saints. May each day draw you deeper into the communion of saints. Buon pellegrinaggio.
v1.0.5 This update brings a careful refinement of the app's spiritual content. We've refreshed the daily saint biographies and prayers, polished the histories of the pilgrimage sites along St. Francis's journey, and verified the worldwide directory of Franciscan churches for the Jubilee of St. Francis.
v 1.0.4 Minor update to feedback and review mechanisms. Near me button added to the Explore tab to make discovering nearby sites easier.
v 1.0.3 App name is now easier to search for on your device
v 1.0.2 Added Directions button for sites and churches
v 1.0.1 Minor text updates
v 1.0 Welcome to Franciscan Pilgrimage

This is the first release. Built and prayed over for the Jubilee Year 2026-27 and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis's death.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
— Walk the 24-chapter journey through Francis's life
— Explore 37 sacred Franciscan sites on an interactive map
— Find Franciscan jubilee churches near you for the plenary indulgence
— Read in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or French
— Use it all completely offline

A NOTE ON THE CONTENT

Every chapter and site description has been fact-checked against primary Franciscan sources (Celano, Bonaventure, the Fioretti) and against the best modern scholarship. Where tradition and history part ways, we say so. The aim is content a Franciscan tertiary, a parish priest, and a seminary professor can all use.

GOT FEEDBACK?

Reach us at help@ifthendev.com — we read every message and respond. If something feels off (a date, a saint, a translation), tell us. We'll fix it.

— Pax et bonum,
The Franciscan Pilgrimage team 1.0.6 Jun 13 v1.0.5 This update brings a careful refinement of the app's spiritual content. We've refreshed the daily saint biographies and prayers, polished the histories of the pilgrimage sites along St. Francis's journey, and verified the worldwide directory of Franciscan churches for the Jubilee of St. Francis.
v 1.0.4 Minor update to feedback and review mechanisms. Near me button added to the Explore tab to make discovering nearby sites easier.
v 1.0.3 App name is now easier to search for on your device
v 1.0.2 Added Directions button for sites and churches
v 1.0.1 Minor text updates
v 1.0 Welcome to Franciscan Pilgrimage

This is the first release. Built and prayed over for the Jubilee Year 2026-27 and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis's death.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
— Walk the 24-chapter journey through Francis's life
— Explore 37 sacred Franciscan sites on an interactive map
— Find Franciscan jubilee churches near you for the plenary indulgence
— Read in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or French
— Use it all completely offline

A NOTE ON THE CONTENT

Every chapter and site description has been fact-checked against primary Franciscan sources (Celano, Bonaventure, the Fioretti) and against the best modern scholarship. Where tradition and history part ways, we say so. The aim is content a Franciscan tertiary, a parish priest, and a seminary professor can all use.

GOT FEEDBACK?

Reach us at help@ifthendev.com — we read every message and respond. If something feels off (a date, a saint, a translation), tell us. We'll fix it.

— Pax et bonum,
The Franciscan Pilgrimage team 1.0.5 Jun 11 v 1.0.4 Minor update to feedback and review mechanisms. Near me button added to the Explore tab to make discovering nearby sites easier.
v 1.0.3 App name is now easier to search for on your device
v 1.0.2 Added Directions button for sites and churches
v 1.0.1 Minor text updates
v 1.0 Welcome to Franciscan Pilgrimage

This is the first release. Built and prayed over for the Jubilee Year 2026-27 and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis's death.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
— Walk the 24-chapter journey through Francis's life
— Explore 37 sacred Franciscan sites on an interactive map
— Find Franciscan jubilee churches near you for the plenary indulgence
— Read in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or French
— Use it all completely offline

A NOTE ON THE CONTENT

Every chapter and site description has been fact-checked against primary Franciscan sources (Celano, Bonaventure, the Fioretti) and against the best modern scholarship. Where tradition and history part ways, we say so. The aim is content a Franciscan tertiary, a parish priest, and a seminary professor can all use.

GOT FEEDBACK?

Reach us at help@ifthendev.com — we read every message and respond. If something feels off (a date, a saint, a translation), tell us. We'll fix it.

— Pax et bonum,
The Franciscan Pilgrimage team 1.0.4 Jun 3 v 1.0.3 App name is now easier to search for on your device
v 1.0.2 Added Directions button for sites and churches
v 1.0.1 Minor text updates
v 1.0 Welcome to Franciscan Pilgrimage

This is the first release. Built and prayed over for the Jubilee Year 2026-27 and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis's death.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
— Walk the 24-chapter journey through Francis's life
— Explore 37 sacred Franciscan sites on an interactive map
— Find Franciscan jubilee churches near you for the plenary indulgence
— Read in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or French
— Use it all completely offline

A NOTE ON THE CONTENT

Every chapter and site description has been fact-checked against primary Franciscan sources (Celano, Bonaventure, the Fioretti) and against the best modern scholarship. Where tradition and history part ways, we say so. The aim is content a Franciscan tertiary, a parish priest, and a seminary professor can all use.

GOT FEEDBACK?

Reach us at help@ifthendev.com — we read every message and respond. If something feels off (a date, a saint, a translation), tell us. We'll fix it.

— Pax et bonum,
The Franciscan Pilgrimage team 1.0.3 May 30 v 1.0.2 Added Directions button for sites and churches
v 1.0.1 Minor text updates
v 1.0 Welcome to Franciscan Pilgrimage

This is the first release. Built and prayed over for the Jubilee Year 2026-27 and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis's death.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
— Walk the 24-chapter journey through Francis's life
— Explore 37 sacred Franciscan sites on an interactive map
— Find Franciscan jubilee churches near you for the plenary indulgence
— Read in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or French
— Use it all completely offline

A NOTE ON THE CONTENT

Every chapter and site description has been fact-checked against primary Franciscan sources (Celano, Bonaventure, the Fioretti) and against the best modern scholarship. Where tradition and history part ways, we say so. The aim is content a Franciscan tertiary, a parish priest, and a seminary professor can all use.

GOT FEEDBACK?

Reach us at help@ifthendev.com — we read every message and respond. If something feels off (a date, a saint, a translation), tell us. We'll fix it.

— Pax et bonum,
The Franciscan Pilgrimage team 1.0.2 May 28 Welcome to Franciscan Pilgrimage

This is the first release. Built and prayed over for the Jubilee Year 2026-27 and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis's death.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
— Walk the 24-chapter journey through Francis's life
— Explore 37 sacred Franciscan sites on an interactive map
— Find Franciscan jubilee churches near you for the plenary indulgence
— Read in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or French
— Use it all completely offline

A NOTE ON THE CONTENT

Every chapter and site description has been fact-checked against primary Franciscan sources (Celano, Bonaventure, the Fioretti) and against the best modern scholarship. Where tradition and history part ways, we say so. The aim is content a Franciscan tertiary, a parish priest, and a seminary professor can all use.

GOT FEEDBACK?

Reach us at help@ifthendev.com — we read every message and respond. If something feels off (a date, a saint, a translation), tell us. We'll fix it.

— Pax et bonum,
The Franciscan Pilgrimage team 1.0.1 May 27 1.0 May 26