Assisi Cathedral — The Cathedral of San Rufino (St. Rufinus) is a major church in Assisi, Italy, that has been important in the history of the Franciscan order. In this church St Francis (1182) and St. Clare (1193) and many of their original disciples were baptised … Wikipedia
Assisi — • Diocese in Umbria Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Assisi Assisi † Catholic Encyc … Catholic encyclopedia
Assisi embroidery — is a form of counted thread embroidery based on an ancient Italian tradition where the background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main motifs are left void i.e. unstitched. The name is derived from the Italian town of Assisi where the… … Wikipedia
Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Assisi — [ə sē′zē, əsē′sē; ] It [ äs sē′zē] town in Umbria, central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis: pop. 19,000 … English World dictionary
Assisi — This article is about the Italian town. For the type of embroidery, see Assisi embroidery. For the Assisi meteorite of 1886, see Meteorite falls. Assisi Comune Comune di Assisi … Wikipedia
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Assisi — /euh see zee/; It. /ahs see zee/, n. a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi. 24,002. * * * ▪ Italy town, Perugia province, Umbria region, central Italy. The town lies 12 miles (19 km) east of Perugia and… … Universalium
ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Assisi — As•si•si [[t]əˈsi zi[/t]] n. geg a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi. 24,002 … From formal English to slang
