Canticle of the Sun. A Language Beyond Borders
Fri, 24 Oct
|St Francis of Assisi Church
Discover Italy’s first literary text through song, history and an Italian-style aperitif!
Time & Location
24 Oct 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm AEDT
St Francis of Assisi Church, 463 Oxford Street, Paddington NSW 2021
About the event
To celebrate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Sun and the 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World, Italofonia: Italian Beyond Borders, the Dante Alighieri Society of Sydney are inviting you to a special cultural evening to celebrate the Italian language, music and culture.
We will be revisiting the first literary text ever written in Italian: a prayer poem that still speaks to us with clarity and force, celebrating gratitude, nature and the human spirit. Words and music will come together as the choir of St Francis of Assisi in Paddington fills the church with song.
Dr Daniel Canaris of the University of Sydney will explore the extraordinary history of the Canticle and the reasons why its message remains so urgent today.
The evening will conclude with an Italian-style aperitif shared among friends, students and guests.