Assisi

[ uh-see-zee; Italian ahs-see-zee ]

noun

1. a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi.

Assisi

/ asˈsiːzi /

noun

1. a town in central Italy, in Umbria: birthplace of St Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order here in 1208. Pop: 25 304 (2001)

Example Sentences

Looked at in this light, men like Democritus, Francis of Assisi, and Spinoza are closely akin to one another.

From Nautilus

In 1997, an earthquake in Assisi caused the collapse of the main cathedral and killed ten people.

From The Daily Beast

His home base is Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Midtown Manhattan.

From The Daily Beast

He was wearing a dress to get back in the rumbles with the rich mackerel-snappers who went to all-boys St. Francis Assisi.

From The Daily Beast

On October 4, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the contemporary Francis traveled to the birthplace of his namesake.

From The Daily Beast

“Always preach the Gospel,” St. Francis of Assisi, from whom the new pope adopted his name, had once said.

From The Daily Beast

Assisi, the little Umbrian hill town, is deservedly the popular shrine that it is.

From Project Gutenberg

Assisi is a religious shrine, but its skyline silhouette is more like that which properly belongs to a warlike stronghold.

From Project Gutenberg

The reference in the previous letter to a cross is to a little bronze cross of Francis of Assisi.

From Project Gutenberg

The poor Brother went along in advance of the Saint until he came almost to the walls of Assisi and there awaited him.

From Project Gutenberg

Saint Francis of Assisi gave up all his earthly possessions.

From Project Gutenberg