Vilnius, 17th–early 18th century
Oil on canvas

The painting of St Francis discovered at the church in Naujasis Daugėliškis, was probably meant to hang in the convent premises. It represents the vision of St Francis while praying in preparation for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in 1224 at the monastery of La Verna. St Francis saw a vision of the Crucified Christ in the shape of a six-winged seraph and the marks of Christ’s torture were imprinted on his body. The inscription at the bottom features lines from a hymn sung during the Feast of the Stigmata of St Francis: You have sealed, oh Lord, your servant Francis, with the signs of our redemption.