Statue of Francis of Assisi (Puerto Vallarta) explained

A statue of Francis of Assisi by Augusto Bozzano, called Saint Francis of Assisi in Extasis (Spanish: San Francisco de Asís en Éxtasis), is installed outside Puerto Vallarta's Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Description

The "slender"^[1] statue of Francis of Assisi is installed in a courtyard on the north side of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Centro, Puerto Vallarta.^{[2] [3]}

History

The sculpture was created by Augusto Bozzano and donated to the city and parish by Ramiz Barquet.

Notes and References

1. February 10, 2014 . San Pascual Bailon . Vallarta Lifestyles . 23 . Augusto Bozzano, also often created tall, slender figures. This is demonstrated by Bozzano's slender sculpture of Saint Francis, which is installed at the back of a small plaza on the north side of the church by the town square. . February 15, 2024 . August 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826033708/https://issuu.com/vallarta-lifestyles/docs/digital_art-hd . live .
2. Web site: 2017-09-14 . Saint Francis of Assisi in Extasis (1996) Augusto Bozzano . 2024-02-15 . Puerto Vallarta Mexico . en-us . 2024-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240215000838/https://www.puertovallarta.net/what_to_do/sculptures-16-saint-francis/ . live .
3. Thompson . Gary . January 29, 2013 . Ramiz Barquet: Artistic Patriarch of Puerto Vallarta . Vallarta Lifestyles . 6 . February 15, 2024 . February 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240215190019/https://issuu.com/vallarta-lifestyles/docs/art_supplement_2013/8 . live .