Exhibition Opening ‘Eight Centuries Less’

1 October 2026

17:00-

19:00

Library of the Ruusbroec Institute, Grote Kauwenberg 32, 2000 Antwerp

An exhibition on Francis of Assisi. Eight hundred years ago, Francis of Assisi died. He exchanged wealth for simplicity and continues to inspire us to this day: as a brother to the poor, a friend of nature and a voice for a life with less.

In this exhibition, the Ruusbroec Institute traces the marks Francis left in its own collection. Be among the first to discover the exhibition at the opening.

Exhibition Opening ‘Eight Centuries Less’

Everyone is welcome. Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

A lecture series on Francis’s ideas and their resonance in contemporary society will also follow soon.

An initiative of the Jesuit Heritage Foundation, a partnership between UCSIA and the Ruusbroec Institute.

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Eight Centuries Less. Francis of Assisi (1226–2026)

Eight hundred years after his death, Francis of Assisi continues to inspire. The exhibition Eight Centuries Less showcases the surprising traces he left behind in the collection of the Ruusbroec InstituteLibrary. A series of lectures on peace, poverty and care for the earth brings the ‘poor man of Assisi’ closer to us.

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