{"id":8346,"date":"2012-09-25T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/?p=8346"},"modified":"2012-09-25T10:56:01","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T14:56:01","slug":"featured-artist-friar-alessandro-the-voice-from-assisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2012\/09\/featured-artist-friar-alessandro-the-voice-from-assisi.html","title":{"rendered":"Featured Artist &#8211; Friar Alessandro the Voice from Assisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe title=\"Friar Alessandro - Sancta Maria - The Voice from Assisi\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K2K3Fvyb6gI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Every now and then an artist comes along who makes you look at the world differently. For some, that artist will be Friar Alessandro. The friar, who gave up everything in service of God, is now sharing his incredible vocal talent with the world. Alessandro has always dreamed of being a musician, and, he found that his singing could be used to bring encouragement to others. That is his new mission, and it is one that is full of sacrifice. As a friar he is not allowed to receive money, so all proceeds will go to his order.<\/p>\n<p>It is rare to see someone performing music simply to bring joy to others, but that is exactly what Friar Alessandro is doing. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friaralessandro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out his music here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then an artist comes along who makes you look at the world differently. For some, that artist will be Friar Alessandro. The friar, who gave up everything in service of God, is now sharing his incredible vocal talent with the world. 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