Assisi's famous Basilica of St. Francis consists of two churches stacked on top of each other. Both are pilgrimage sites for followers of the saint, who died in 1226, and art enthusiasts entranced by ...
About two hours south of Florence by car is the picturesque hilltop city of Assisi in the region of Umbria. Though well known for the Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi with the works of famous ...
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Located in the hills of central Italy, Assisi is the hometown of St. Francis. It's where he was born, lived and worked — and where he died. Today tourists flock to this town, which sits atop a hill ...
The sights in this medieval Italian town are enough to capture the heart of even the most fervent non-believe­r. 01 Assisi, in central Italy’s Umbria region, is best known as the birthplace of Saint ...
ASSISI, ItalyASSISI, Italy — The crypt housing the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi was reopened Saturday after a restoration cleaned away decades of candle smoke and ash and allowed the original pink ...
ASSISI, Italy (Reuters) -They are using medical syringes in Assisi these days, but it has nothing to do with the pandemic. Restorers are using them to save priceless 700-year-old frescoes by Giotto.
Saints are meant to be, well, saintly. So when I heard about Saint Francis throwing himself into the rose bushes to quell his lustful urges I was pleasantly surprised - human after all. If you didn't ...