This beautiful prayer of St. Francis of Assisi is known by various names: Canticle of the Creatures, Praise Hymn of the Creatures and Sister Death. It was written in romance Umbrian (holy land) and is considered the first Italian poem. It is celebrated as "the most beautiful piece of religious poetry after the Gospels" and "the most complete and lyrical soul and spirituality of Francisco expression. "The date of its composition is the fall of 1225, possibly in San Damiano. The verse on forgiveness, he wrote during a dispute between the Mayor of Assisi, the first authority in the city, and Bishop, reconciling them. And the last, on sister death, written in October 1226.