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Listen to them and exercise your pronunciation.
ASSISI
Around 1000
BC some immigrants settled near Assisi and were called Umbrians. From
450 BC these settlements were gradually taken over by the Etruscans.
The Romans took control of central Italy in 295 BC. In Assisi there
are still some Roman ruins such as the Temple of Minerva that now is
a church.
In 238 AD
Assisi was converted to Christianity by bishop Rufino and his
remains rest in the Cathedral Church of San Rufino in Assisi.
After the
Romans, the Ostrogoths, the Lombards and the Frankish ruled. Assisi
became an independent council in the 11th century.
There were a
lot of wars between Assisi and Perugia at that time, and in one of
these battles Francesco (St. Francis) was imprisoned by the soldiers
of Perugia.
Later the
city was under the rule of the Pope.
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BASILICA
OF SAINT CLARE
The Basilica
of Saint Clare is a church dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi and it
contains her remains. She founded the Order of the Poor Ladies or
Order of Saint Clare and died in 1253.
The
construction of the church dates back to 1257. Clare's tomb was found
in 1850.
The feast of
St. Clare is celebrated throughout the Church on 11th August.
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