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ROME, ITALY - 26 March 2014: The darkened cell used by St. Francis in the 13th century with a wooden altar, built in the 16th century, which contains relics such as shards of bones from different saints and martyrs, is here in the the 800-years old church of St. Francis at Ripa, in Rome, Italy, on March 13th 2014.

When St. Francis used to come to Rome between 1209 and 1223 to meet the Pope Innocenzo III, he lived in a small room (or cell) and assisted lepers. After eight centuries the cell requires substantial restoration, yet the church does not have the $125,000 needed for the project, so they have launched a 30-day online fundraising campaign, using the “crowd funding” website, Kickstarter.

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ROME, ITALY - 26 March 2014: The darkened cell used by St. Francis in the 13th century with a wooden altar, built in the 16th century, which contains relics such as shards of bones from different saints and martyrs, is here in the the 800-years old church of St. Francis at Ripa, in Rome, Italy, on March 13th 2014.<br /> <br /> When St. Francis used to come to Rome between 1209 and 1223 to meet the Pope Innocenzo III, he lived in a small room (or cell) and assisted lepers. After eight centuries the cell requires substantial restoration, yet the church does not have the $125,000 needed for the project, so they have launched a 30-day online fundraising campaign, using the “crowd funding” website, Kickstarter.