Wolf of Gubbio

Christianity

The Wolf of Gubbio is a Christian narrative recorded in the Little Flowers of St. Francis. It tells of a wolf that terrorized the Umbrian city of Gubbio before Francis of Assisi tamed it while acting on behalf of God. The story belongs to a hagiographic motif in which saints influence animals and nature. The text states that some physical evidence marks the story's origin.

Source: Little Flowers of St. Francis
Setting: Gubbio, Umbria
Narrative motif: Saints influencing animals and nature

Sources and credits

Article: Wolf of Gubbio (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q8029932
Text: Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
Illustration: By Carl Weidemeyer-Worpswede. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia Commons
Carl Weidemeyer-Worpswede, Die Blümlein des heiligen Franziskus von Assisi
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