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  • A town of central Italy east-southeast of Perugia. Saint Francis of Assisi was born here c. 1182 and died here in 1226. The town is a religious and tourist center.

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  • proper noun A city in the province Perugia in the Central-Italian region Umbria

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  • Beyond thisuse, and following publication in Assisi, rights revert to theauthor/artist providing Assisi is acknowledged in any subsequentpublicati on of the work.

    Synchronized Chaos » 2010» April 2010

  • Beyond thisuse, and following publication in Assisi, rights revert to theauthor/artist providing Assisi is acknowledged in any subsequentpublicati on of the work.

    Synchronized Chaos » admin 2010

  • Beyond thisuse, and following publication in Assisi, rights revert to theauthor/artist providing Assisi is acknowledged in any subsequentpublicati on of the work.

    Synchronized Chaos » 2010» April 2010

  • The Pilgrimage to Assisi is not a recognised pilgrimage as you might suppose, but it is the fusion of many other short traditional pilgrimages, that already existed in the local sphere (See: Assisi, La Verna, Casella, Cerbaiolo, Montecasale, Montepaolo).

    The Dragon's Mailbag 2008

  • The Pilgrimage to Assisi is not a recognised pilgrimage as you might suppose, but it is the fusion of many other short traditional pilgrimages, that already existed in the local sphere (See: Assisi, La Verna, Casella, Cerbaiolo, Montecasale, Montepaolo).

    Archive 2008-02-01 2008

  • In a world obsessed with Paris and Brittany, with Manolos and Laboutin, where People magazine has a massive market share, Assisi is a breath of fresh air, a reminder that these things are just that, things.

    May 2007 2007

  • In a world obsessed with Paris and Brittany, with Manolos and Laboutin, where People magazine has a massive market share, Assisi is a breath of fresh air, a reminder that these things are just that, things.

    Zen and the Art of the Gelato Drip 2007

  • St. Francis of Assisi is credited with preparing the first nativity scene in an Italian cave in 1223.

    Mexico's Christmas Traditions: Posadas, Pastorelas and Nacimientos 2007

  • St. Francis of Assisi is credited with preparing the first nativity scene in an Italian cave in 1223.

    Mexico's Christmas Traditions: Posadas, Pastorelas and Nacimientos 2007

  • Mr Aziz, a Catholic, will pray for peace at the tomb of St Francis in Assisi the following day.

    Catholic theologian says Iraq ‘just war’ 2003

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