A symbol related to the Franciscan order
A relief of the face of Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII’s coat of arms

GIOVANNI XXIII
SU QUESTO ELETTO "COLLE- DEL PARADISO"

IL 4 OTTOBRE 1962

ASCENDEVA PELLEGRINO APOSTOLICO A VENERARE IL SEPOLCRO DI SAN FRANCESCO
E IMPETRARNE PINTERCESSIONE SUL CONCILIO ECUMENIÇO VATICANO II
DA OUESTA PATRIARCALE BASILICA RICHIAMAVA AD ESEMPIO E CONFORT LA MIRABILE VITA DEL POVERELLO SERAFICO
AD ASSISI ALL ITALIA AL MONDO BENEDICENDO

I FRATI MINORI CONVENTUALI DEL SACRO CONVENTO A PERENNE MEMORIA POSERO

The plaque on the wall of the Basilica of St. Francis is dedicated to Pope John XXIII (1881-1963), who visited Assisi on October 4, 1962 to mark the day of St. Francis, thus becoming the first pope to leave Rome during his tenure since the tenure of Pius IX (half the 19th century)

The basilica on which the sign is located was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
A symbol related to the Franciscan order
A relief of the face of Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII’s coat of arms

JOHN XXIII
ON THIS CHOSEN "HILL OF PARADISE"

ON 4 OCTOBER 1962

APOSTOLIC PILGRIM ASCENDED TO VENERATE THE TOMB OF SAINT FRANCIS
AND IMPETRATE INTERCESSION ON THE SECOND VATICAN ECUMENIC COUNCIL
FROM OUESTA PATRIARCHALE BASILICA RECALLED AS AN EXAMPLE AND COMFORT THE WONDERFUL LIFE OF THE SERAPHIC POOR MAN
IN ASSISI TO ITALY TO THE WORLD BLESSING

THE FRIARS MINOR CONVENTUALS OF THE SACRED CONVENTUALLY POSED THEM IN PERENNIAL MEMORY