ur." (Miracles vs. Forteana) " In 1224 St. Francis went with some of his "disciples" up Mount Alverno in the Apennines. After forty days of fasting and prayer he had a vision of Christ on the cross, whereafter he received the four nail wounds and a pierced side..." (Joe Nickell, Skeptical Inquirer) "Two years before his death (1224) the most famous event of his life occurred. He received the stigmata; as he prayed on the Monte della Verna, he had a vision and was afflicted with the wounds of the Crucifixion, from which he suffered for the rest of his life..." (Ask.com-encyclopedia) While these all suggest similar activities the name of the mountain has been changed, some didn't even mention the images of the angel or of the crucifiction. ...
