The Porziuncola is an exact replica of the chapel built by Saint Francis of Assisi in Italy. The Porziuncola is located adjacent to the main church at the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi in the North Beach section of San Francisco. This once-in-a-lifetime event was celebrated by Cardinal William Levada, Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco and Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith and Archbishop George H. Niederauer.