Basilica Superiore di San Francesco - Assisi, Umbria

Church built on the tomb of St. Francis where the remains of the Saint have rested since 1230. It is an Italian national monument and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Francis of Assisi was born in 1181/1182 in Assisi - Umbria, Italy. In 1223 he founded the order of the Friars Minor - called Franciscans - and, in 1228, he was proclaimed a saint by Pope Gregory IX. Since 1939 he has been the patron saint of Italy together with Saint Catherine of Siena.

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