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Assisi

Italian comune
NameAssisi
Official nameComune di Assisi
CountryItaly
RegionUmbria
ProvincePerugia (PG)
MayorClaudio Ricci
Total Area72.1 sq mi (186.8 km2)
Total Population27683 (30 April 2009)
DemonymAssisani
Elevation1391.1 ft (424 m)
Patron saintRufinus of Assisi
Saint day11 August
Area code075

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Assisi (-itasˈsiːzi, from the ) is a town and comune of Italy in province of Perugia, in the Umbria region and on the western flank of Monte Subasio.

It was the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare (Chiara d'Offreducci), the founder of the Poor Clares. Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows of the 19th century was also born in Assisi.

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Fallen Army medic from Fla. remembered at funeral - MiamiHerald.com Tweet this news
MiamiHerald.com--A funeral for Cuzzupe was held Saturday at the St. Francis of -Assisi- Catholic Church in Seffner. The Army presented his relatives with a the Purple Heart, ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:43:45 GMT+00:00
Guy Tedesco, multi-media artist - Louisville Courier-Journal Tweet this news
Louisville Courier-Journal--It's filled with so many different works, including sculptures of religious figures including St. Francis of -Assisi-, larger than life, ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:03:30 GMT+00:00
William M. Pandak - Staunton News Leader Tweet this news
Staunton News Leader--Bill attended St. Francis of -Assisi- Church in Staunton; he was a member of the close-knit usher team. He was a member of the Staunton Elks Lodge and CFU ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:49:18 GMT+00:00
Bernadette M. (Zewicki) Damman - Herald Times Reporter Tweet this news
Herald Times Reporter--23, 2010, at St. Francis of -Assisi- on Marshall. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Richard Klingeisen with burial at Calvary ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:15:19 GMT+00:00
Most Commented Stories - Clovis News Journal Tweet this news
Clovis News Journal--Gianna Marie Rodriguez, of Henderson, Nev., and Ryan Mark Shober, of Clovis, were married July 30, 2010, at St. Francis of -Assisi- Catholic Church in ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:18:00 GMT+00:00
Events scheduled in conjunction with Race exhibit at Rochester library - Post-Bulletin Tweet this news
Post-Bulletin--Celibrate the Gift of our Diversity with prayers, songs and readings from different faith expressions,Lourdes Chapel at -Assisi- Heights.--- - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:14:41 GMT+00:00
50 years: King - Staunton News Leader Tweet this news
Staunton News Leader--Father Burt Sare of St. Francis of -Assisi- Church. They have three daughters and two sons-in-law, Julie and John Bacon of Arlington, Cathy and Dan Friedel of ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:51:58 GMT+00:00
Allen R. Longmeyer - Herald Times Reporter Tweet this news
Herald Times Reporter--17, 2010, at St. Francis of -Assisi- on Grand. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton. Cremation has taken place. ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:17:44 GMT+00:00
Suzanne J. Krommes 'Mrs. Suzie' - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Tweet this news
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader--She was a member of the Parish of St. Benedict linked with St. Francis of -Assisi-. She was an instructor of CCD for 15 years. Surviving, in addition to her ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:47:00 GMT+00:00
Better to give than to receive - Winnipeg Sun Tweet this news
Winnipeg Sun--It was nearly 800 years ago when Saint Francis of -Assisi- said, “For it is in giving that we receive.” His words ring as true today as they ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:13:55 GMT+00:00

World Heritage Sites in Italy

North West|North West |
North EastAquileia * Botanical Garden, Padua * Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena * The Dolomites * Ferrara * Ravenna * Venice * Verona * Vicenza and Palladian Villas of the Veneto
CentreAssisi * Cerveteri and Tarquinia * Florence * Hadrian's Villa * Piazza del Duomo, Pisa * Pienza * Romeup|2 * San Gimignano * Siena * Urbino * Val d'Orcia * Villa d'Este
SouthAlberobello * Amalfi Coast * Castel del Monte * Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, Paestum and Velia, Certosa di Padula * Naples * Palace of Caserta, Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and San Leucio Complex * Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata * Sassi of Matera
IslandsAeolian Islands * Archaeological Area of Agrigento * Barumini nuraghes * Syracuse and Necropolis of Pantalica * Val di Noto (Caltagirone, Militello in Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo Acreide, Ragusa, Scicli) * Villa Romana del Casale



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