1.   A statement from the Franciscan order said the clergy stayed voluntarily to protect their holy site.

2.   The parish is administered by the Conventuals, a branch of the Franciscan order.

3.   The school dynamo and president is a black Capuchin monk of the Franciscan order, Brother Bob Smith.

4.   And the Franciscan order ordained a new brother.

5.   Geelmuyden-Bodil has lived for several years in Assisi, home of the Franciscan religious order founded by St. Francis.

6.   Funerals for two of the victims, members of the Franciscan order founded by St. Francis, were planned for late Monday.

7.   In addition, head of the Franciscan order, the Rev. Giacomo Bini, was preparing to leave for the region on Wednesday, Italian news agencies reported.

8.   Most of the churches in Assisi, a pilgrimage hilltown and birthplace of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan order, suffered heavy damage in the quakes.

9.   State television, quoting the mayor of Assisi, said two friars of the Franciscan order were killed when part of the basilica roof collapsed.

10.   St. Mary of the Angels, which houses the chapel where Francis founded the Franciscan order, starting receiving visitors Monday.