View Over Valley At Assisi Umbria Italy

View over the Cathedral of San Rufino and the town at sunset and the valley south of Assisi, Umbria, Italy. In this church Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Clare, and many of their original disciples were baptised. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.

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View over the Cathedral of San Rufino and the town at sunset and the valley south of Assisi, Umbria, Italy. In this church Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Clare, and many of their original disciples were baptised. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.