St Francis and  the Wolf

A beautiful statue of one of the lesser known stories about Saint Francis . A vicious wolf terrorized the livestock and people of an Umbrian town until Saint Francis in his great compassion struck a deal with the wolf to be kind to the people and their livestock and in the people in turn would show kindness and concern for the wolf. Saint Francis and the Wolf is the ultimate symbol of the peace and brotherhood embodied in this statue where Saint Francis touches his heart bringing the loving energy through his other hand to the mouth of the wolf. The wolf transformed by Saint Francis’ love nuzzles this hand and compassionately looks lovingly up at Saint Francis as the Saint looking kindly downward at the wolf. Our statue is reminder to us all to be caring and compassionate and to be the instrument of peace as Saint Francis was and we can be.