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      • The Virgin Mary and Christ Child in the Church of the Annunciation
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      • The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
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      • The Altarpiece of Mary’s Assumption
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      • Saint Sebastian between the Saints Roch and Peter
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Tag: Spirituality

The Cathedral of Orvieto

27 April 202314 October 2025 admin CULTURE, ORVIETO Architecture, Art, CULTURE, Orvieto, Spirituality
Duomo di Orvieto: Santa Maria Assunta, vista leggermente laterale della facciata e del fianco della cattedrale di Orvieto.

The History of a Centuries-old Building Site Origins of the Cathedral of Saint Mary’s Assumption The Cathedral is a sign of the presence of God, as well as of an active and industrious Christian community

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Basilica of the Holy Savior (San Salvatore)

18 June 202114 October 2025 admin CULTURE, SPOLETO Art, CULTURE, Spirituality, Spoleto
Vista scorciata del fianco della Basilica di San Salvatore a Spoleto.

Basilica of the Holy Savior in Spoleto Ancient Origins Although not included in the standard tours, the Basilica of the Holy Savior (San Salvatore) is surely among the “must see” things in Spoleto.

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Oratory of Saint Bartholomew, Church of Saint Francis

16 June 202113 October 2025 admin CITTÁ DELLA PIEVE, CULTURE Art, Città della Pieve, CULTURE, Spirituality
Oratorio di San Bartolomeo. Vista dell'affresco di Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio. Sopra all'affresco, che rappresenta la Crocifissione, è visibile il soffitto a capriate lignee.

The Church of Saint Francis Near the imposing Fortress in Città della Pieve a Church of Saint Francis exists, now also renamed Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. The Church of Saint Francis was built precisely by the Franciscans, just outside the town gate called Porta Perugina

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The Cathedral of Saints Gervasius and Protasius

16 June 202113 October 2025 admin CITTÁ DELLA PIEVE, CULTURE Art, Città della Pieve, CULTURE, Perugino, Spirituality
Vista dell'interno della Cattedrale di Città della Pieve dall'angolo sinistro dell'unica navata. Sul fondo è visibile l'altare mentre sulla destra le nicchie nelle quali si trovano le opere dei grandi pittori come il Perugino e il Pomarancio.

A Cathedral in a Small Town On walking in the streets of Città della Pieve, you will be noticing many fine buildings, both public and religious, that enliven the place. To whose who come from Gramsci Square, that is the downtown nucleus, one of the main monuments will immediately appear

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Saint Ubaldo’s Basilica – Gubbio

16 June 202113 October 2025 admin CULTURE, GUBBIO Art, CULTURE, Gubbio, Spirituality, Tradition
Vista della Basilica di Sant’Ubaldo, a cui piedi si trova un prato con una stradina che porta alla grande scalinata e all’ingresso.

A Brief Biography The personage of young Ubaldo – who was officially declared a saint on March 5, 1192 – cannot be divided from Gubbio and the great love the town’s inhabitants still have for him.

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Saint Francis’ Church in Gubbio

16 June 202113 October 2025 admin CULTURE, GUBBIO Art, CULTURE, Gubbio, Spirituality, Tradition
Vista aerea di una porzione di Gubbio, con San Francesco ben visibile sulla sinistra. Sullo sfondo le campagne umbre e il Teatro Romano.

Francis, the Man; and Gubbio The story of Gubbio and Francis of Assisi means the discovery of an intense relationship, interwoven with travels, friendship, and feelings. Francis’ father, Bernardone (“Big Bernard”)

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Saint Peter’s Abbey

31 May 202114 October 2025 admin CULTURE, PERUGIA Architecture, Art, CULTURE, Perugia, Spirituality
Saint Peter’s Abbey

The way that starts from the Church of Saint Ercolano, and that in past times led directly to Rome, ends in Borgo Bello, the “Beautiful Suburb,” an area that developed thanks to the Benedictine abbey dedicated to Saint Peter.

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San Francesco al Prato, San Bernardino (Churches)

31 May 20219 July 2025 admin CULTURE, PERUGIA Art, CULTURE, Perugia, Spirituality
Vista della imponente facciata di San Francesco al Prato, alla sua sinistra il prato su cui sorge e sullo sfondo, poco distante e che affaccia sempre sul prato, la chiesa di San Bernardino.

Perugia e San Bernardino

Telling about the beauty of Saint Francis Square, we cannot but start by mentioning Saint Bernardine of Siena, a friar from that town in Tuscany, who had frequent, influential contacts with Perugia – see below.

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The Cathedral of Saint Lawrence

28 May 202114 October 2025 admin CULTURE, PERUGIA Art, CULTURE, Perugia, Spirituality, Tradition
Vista dell'interno della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo con vista della Madonna delle Grazie sulla destra. La sinistra dell'immagine è occupata dalla navata centrale della chiesa che mostra le colonne e le volte affrescate.

A Cathedral to Welcome Them All The current Cathedral of Saint Lawrence replaced an older church, a Romanesque church, that therefore must have been built in the 12th century.

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The Saint Lawrence “Island” – Perugia

28 May 20219 July 2025 admin CULTURE, PERUGIA Architecture, Art, CULTURE, Perugia, Spirituality, Tradition
Vista aerea dell'Isola di San Lorenzo. La vista è la stessa di google maps, i tetti del complesso in questione sono evidenziati rispetto a quelli dell'abitato.

The Saint Lawrence “Island”: the ancient district, heart of Perugia since Etruscans. It includes Perugia Underground, the Chapter Museum and the Cathedral.

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The Necropolis at “Crocifisso del Tufo”

28 May 202114 October 2025 admin CULTURE, ORVIETO Art, CULTURE, History, Orvieto, Spirituality
Veduta di un tratto di percorso della Necropoli del Crocifisso. Il percorso è in terra battuta, di fronte una breve scalinata, ai lati le tombe in pietra.

When the Etruscans Founded Orvieto: From Sky down to Earth A tour between earth and sky: this is how Orvieto can be visited and discovered because of both its geographic position (a town rising on top of a cliff, surrounded by a valley) and its history (from ancient Etruscans to nowadays)

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The Cathedral of Saint Rufinus in Assisi

28 May 202113 October 2025 admin ASSISI, CULTURE Architecture, Art, Assisi, CULTURE, Spirituality, Tradition
Vista aerea panoramica della cattedrale di San Rufino. La chiesa spicca tra i tetti dell'abitato ed il verde circostante.

Assisi’s Cathedral: info and story of Saint Rufinus and his church, from the Romanic facade to the “tug of war” conflict.

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Saint Damian, Saint Clare’s Home

28 May 202113 October 2025 admin ASSISI, CULTURE Art, Assisi, CULTURE, Franciscan places, Spirituality, Tradition
Vista della stradina di arrivo alla chiesa di San Damiano. La strada eè fiancheggiata da siepi, sullo sfondo è visibile la struttura.

In the Assisi plain and among the olive trees of the countryside, there is a place much beloved with reference to the Franciscan origins: the Shrine of Saint Damian. Here silence and peace reign, wonderfully framing the view on Nature all around.

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The Porziuncola and Saint Mary of the Angels

28 May 202113 October 2025 admin ASSISI, CULTURE Art, Assisi, CULTURE, Spirituality, Tradition
Vista panoramica di Santa Maria degli Angeli. La struttura della chiesa, con il suo cupolone, si erge dalle campagne umbre e spicca dalla nebbia della piana in cui si trova.

Saint Francis of Assisi and the Porziuncola The expanses below Assisi are among the most fascinating in Italy thanks to their colors and the view they afford on the town, which follows the contours of Mount Subasio in its white and rose stones.

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The Hermitage of Carceri in Assisi

28 May 202113 October 2025 admin ASSISI, CULTURE, NATURE Assisi, Franciscan places, NATURE, Spirituality
Vista aerea dell'eremo delle carceri che sorge nel mezzo dei boschi umbri.

From Grotto to Shrine The architectural complex called “Hermitage of Carceri” started and developed around a grotto in which Saint Francis of Assisi used to retreat in order to pray.

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The Basilica of Saint Francis

28 May 202113 October 2025 admin ASSISI, CULTURE Architecture, Art, Assisi, CULTURE, Spirituality, Tradition
Vista panoramica della Basilica di San Francesco. La vista, frontale leggermente scorciata verso destra, della facciata della basilica superiore e del complesso circostante emerge dal verde degli alberi circostanti. Sullo sfondo le campagne umbre.

Saint Francis’ Legacy When in 1226 Saint Francis of Assisi died at the age of 44, he was already very famous, and his movement – a true religious Order since 1223 – was followed by thousands of people.

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The Basilica of Saint Clare

28 May 202113 October 2025 admin ASSISI, CULTURE Art, Assisi, CULTURE, Spirituality
Vista panoramica della Basilica di Santa Chiara ad Assisi. Dall'abitato spuntano l'imponente facciata della chiesa e il suo campanile. Sullo sfondo le campagne umbre.

Clare, and the Birth of the Second Franciscan Order When Francis made his spogliazione (the act of stripping of his garments as well as, symbolically, all possessions) in the main square, Clare was little more than a baby.

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  • What to see
  • Assisi
  • Città della Pieve
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  • Orvieto
  • Perugia
  • Spoleto
  • What to do
  • Experiences and routes
  • Guided tours
  • Walking Tour in Umbria
  • Travel info
  • Perugino
  • Perugia
  • The Adoration of the Magi
  • Lady of Graces
  • Tezi Altarpiece
  • Our Lady of Graces
  • The Standard of Justice
  • The opistograph altarpiece from Monteripido
  • Città della Pieve
  • The Adoration of the Magi
  • The Baptism of Christ
  • Virgin Mary in Glory, and Saints
  • A fresco depicting Saint Anthony the Abbot
  • The Deposition from the Cross in the Church of St. Mary of the Servants
  • Fontignano
  • The Virgin Mary and Christ Child in the Church of the Annunciation
  • Panicale
  • The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
  • Corciano
  • The Altarpiece of Mary’s Assumption
  • Cerqueto
  • Saint Sebastian between the Saints Roch and Peter
  • Deruta
  • God the Father, and the Saints Roch and Roman
  • Montefalco
  • Annunciation, God in glory among angels, and Nativity
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