Assisi
[uh-see-zee; Italian ahs-see-zee]
- a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi.
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Contemporary Examples
In 1997, an earthquake in Assisi caused the collapse of the main cathedral and killed ten people.
His home base is Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Midtown Manhattan.
On October 4, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the contemporary Francis traveled to the birthplace of his namesake.
Pope Francis’s Injunction to Get Back to Basics May Help American ChristianityJoshua DuBois
October 6, 2013
“Always preach the Gospel,” St. Francis of Assisi, from whom the new pope adopted his name, had once said.
Francis, we are told, could be a reference to St. Francis of Assisi, who, like Bergoglio, was known for his humility.
Historical Examples
Certainly it is not for the Franciscans that one remembers Francis of Assisi.
Rosinante to the Road AgainJohn Dos Passos
These are the “voices” that still echo in the air of Assisi.
Italy, the Magic LandLilian Whiting
This is said to have been the experience of St. Francis of Assisi.
Third class in Indian railwaysMahatma Gandhi
There was St. Francis of Assisi, you know, who preached to the birds, didn't he?
Imaginary InterviewsW. D. Howells
Two leper-stories are told to the honour of St Francis of Assisi.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)Charles Creighton
Assisi
- a town in central Italy, in Umbria: birthplace of St Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order here in 1208. Pop: 25 304 (2001)
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