francis of assisi. and rightfully we have a shrine to st. francis. tell us the story about that. >> well, the parish of st. francis of assisi was the second after mission delores it is not the original church that came down in the earthquake but when the parish was closed as a regular functioning parish, territorial parish, archbishop lavada had it declared the national shrine of san francisco. recently a gem of a chapel has been built in conjunction with the national shrine it is called a portuncula. it is the little portion. it is a replica, 80% to scale, the little chapel, st. francis rebuilt when jesus spoke to him from the cross and said francis rebuild my church that sits in assisi but now we have a reproduction of it here. we are delighted people make it part of what they visit when they go to north beach and it is a wonderful witness to the city and to the visitors especially, of the life that still comes to us spiritually from the example of st. francis. >> well, the shrine of st. francis here, and st. francis in italy have been the venue of