Arched cloisters and plaza of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi. Assisi in the Province of Perugia, Italy

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Assisi is a hill town in central Italy’s Umbria region. It was the birthplace of St. Francis (1181–1226), one of Italy’s patron saints. The Basilica of St. Francis is a massive, 2-level church, consecrated in 1253. Its 13th-century frescoes portraying the life of St. Francis have been attributed to Giotto and Cimabue, among others. The crypt houses the saint’s stone sarcophagus.

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Size: 5184px × 3888px
Location: Assisi, Province of Perugia, Italy
Photo credit: © Biblio Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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