Assisi

[uh-see-zee, 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

More than a million people are estimated to have made a pilgrimage to the Italian hilltop town of Assisi where Carlo's body lies, preserved in wax.

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Anyone wishing to pay their respects to Mylo is being asked to attend St Francis of Assisi Church in Ingleby Barwick.

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However, Cleveland Police requested on behalf of the family that they instead be laid at St Francis of Assisi Church on Barwick Way.

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In Glasgow's east end, pupils at St Francis of Assisi Primary School have written their own anti-racism charter and set up their own equalities group.

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For example, Pope Francis said his name honoured St Francis of Assisi, and that he was inspired by his Brazilian friend Cardinal Claudio Hummes.

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