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1. Assisi
   town, Perugia province, Umbria region, central Italy. The town lies 12 miles (19 km) east of Perugia and is famous as the birthplace of St. Francis, ... [2 related articles]
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2. Assisi
   Assisi (äs-sē'zē) , town (1991 pop. 24,626), Umbria, central Italy. A religious and tourist center, it stands on a hill in the Apennines with an expansive view of the plains below. Although well known in Roman times and throughout the Middle Ages, it owes its modern fame chiefly...
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3. Assisi
   Medieval town in Umbria, Italy, 19 km/12 mi southeast of Perugia, in the foothills of the Apennines overlooking the Tiber Valley; population (2001) 25,300. It is a long-established place of pilgrimage. St Francis was born here and is buried in the Franciscan monastery, completed in 1253. Its basilica was adorned with frescoes by Giotto,...
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4. Assisi
   `Assisi` (, from the ) is a town and comune of Italy in the province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It was the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare (Chiara d`Offreducci), the fo...
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