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Assisi district
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ASSISI
is a small town in Umbria, known thanks to St Francis , Italy's
premier saint and founder of the Franciscan order.
Assisi
does retain some medieval hill-town charm: The Basilica of St
Francis , is one of the greatest monuments to thirteenth-
and fourteenth-century Italian art representing a fundamental
reference for art history in Europe and in the world. The
interchange of artistic and spiritual message of the Franciscan
Order has significantly contributed to developments in art and
architecture in the world.
Undoubtedly, Assisi represents a unique example of continuity of
a city-sanctuary within its environmental setting, being the
birthplace of the Franciscan Order, it has been associated with
the cult and diffusion of the Franciscan movement in the world,
focusing on the universal message of peace and tolerance even to
other religions or beliefs.
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