Wooden Statue of St. Francis of Assisi with AnimalsWooden Statue of Saint Francis carved and painted in South Tyrol. Nature Lover and of all God's Creations, our beautiful Saint is, here, depicted with his beloved Larks. In his final illness, Francis began singing for the last time His Canticle of Creatures. Hearing St Francis' Song, larks perched on the roof of his cell and began singing, although it was evening and they usually did not come out.