St. Francis and His land

St. Francis was born in Assisi in 1182 by a wealthy family of the time (of Bernardone Moriconi), a typical example of medieval ransom from the miseries, this family that traded in textiles bought in France - hence the name of his son Francis -. Deeply shocked by the war from Perugia to Assisi, where he was taken prisoner also, had a 'spiritual crisis', and founded the order of beggars, then called "The Franciscans".

If we go to Assisi we can still breathe the air of that time.

The city is practically and miraculously remained intact since then. From the primordial center has gradually developed, but not by much, and now out of the highway E-45 and heading towards the town has a magnificent view of this, placed just above the base of Mount Subasio (1,200 meters) . Among other things, whether you live in Perugia, nearly 30km. away you are lucky enough to see it in all its beauty. The entrance to the city is still feasible with the car at certain times of day and is very impressive, in fact it still passes under the main gate of the ancient city walls. In practice, as I said in the city entry through the front door we jump in time of 600-800 years. When the traffic is completely forbidden - were it not for the lack of horses at that time - the city seems to remain fundamentally unchanged, indeed, acquired in accuracy, cleanliness, order.

Francis during his lifetime was regarded as a saint: one of the first episodes that marked the young man was at a prayer he heard the crucifix saying, "Go and repair my Church, can not you see it all broken?" . It was from these words began to monetize everything possible - even a horse and rider at the time was perhaps the very symbol of their wealth - with that money, repaired the church of San Damiano, Assisi, up-valley, a few kilometers from the city, then that will be one of the first monasteries of the Poor Clare nuns Portiuncula, where today all around the stands the"Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli" (Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels), and where there are frescoes by Giotto.
Below best places of Assisi, the city of Saint Francis:
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