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Santuario Della Foresta, Rieti
The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Foresta, abbreviated as the ''Santuario della Foresta'' is one of a local cluster of four sanctuary-monasteries, originally based on rural oratories founded in the Rieti Valley by Francis of Assisi in the areas near Rieti, Lazio, Italy. This sanctuary is located about 3.5 km from Rieti, and near the town of Castelfranco. History Originally, the site had a rural chapel or church dedicated to St Fabian. In 1225, Francis was invited to Rieti by Cardinal Ugolino, later Pope Gregory IX, putatively for the future Saint to have his vision tended to by a medical doctor. Arriving in the region, he preferred, as was his custom to reside in a rural spot, continuing his preaching from this site. Legend holds that while Francis was present, he was able to convert a miserly harvest of grapes into a plentiful amount of wine. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rieti Valley
The Rieti Valley or Rieti Plain ( or ''Conca Reatina'') is a small plain in central Italy, where lies the city of Rieti, Lazio. It is also known as Sacred Valley and Holy Valley () since saint Francis of Assisi lived here for many years and erected four shrines, which have become the destination of pilgrims. It is the center of the Sabine region and an important part of the province of Rieti. Originated from the draining of the ancient ''Lake Velino'', it is crossed by the Velino river and bordered by Monti Reatini and Monti Sabini. Origin In prehistory, the Rieti Valley was entirely occupied by a large lake which ancient Romans called ''Lake Velinus'', since its tributary was the Velino river. The lake was formed during the quaternary, when limestone carried by water in the river deposited in the tight canyon where it flowed, shortly before joining the Nera river, near the present-day village of Marmore. As a result, the riverbed was occluded and the Rieti Plain was flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santuario Di Greccio
The Hermitage of Greccio Sanctuary () is one of the four shrines erected by Saint Francis of Assisi in the Sacred Valley, along with the Sanctuary of Fonte Colombo, the Sanctuary of the Forest, and the convent of Poggio Bustone. It is located in the Italian town of Greccio, about from the city of Rieti, seat of the homonym province, is recessed at an altitude of above sea level, in the rocks of the mountains in the immediate vicinity of the medieval village of Greccio with views of the wide Rieti Valley. Francis presented the first living Nativity scene in a nearby cave in December 1223. Legend The Saint Francis of Assisi legendarium affirms that he chose this place for devotions. A story within the legendarium tells of a child to whom Francis threw a firebrand, flying like an arrow, and it landed on the rock wall of a hill, the Velita, owned by a lord of Greccio. Saint Francis's creation of the Nativity scene, 1223 In 1223, Francis here observed and oversaw a retelling, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanctuary Of Fonte Colombo
The Sanctuary of Fonte Colombo, or ''Santuario di Fonte Colombo'' is one of a local cluster of four sanctuary-monasteries, originally based on rural oratories founded in the Rieti Valley by Francis of Assisi in the Rieti valley, province of Rieti, region of Lazio, Italy. This sanctuary is located on the slopes of Monte Rainiero, and near the town of Contigliano. In 1223, Francis of Assisi occupied a hermit cave, the ''Sacro Speco'', located along the stream below the present monastery. It is there, alongside his companion, Brother Leo, that he composed the second rule of the Franciscan order. This one was accepted by Pope Honorious III. Tradition holds that Francis first acquired the stigmata Stigmata (, plural of , 'mark, spot, brand'), in Roman Catholicism, Catholicism, are bodily wounds, scars and pain which appear in locations corresponding to the Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion Five Holy Wounds, wounds of Jesus in Christian ... while at Fonte Colombo. Putatively Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santuario Di Poggio Bustone
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Santuario may refer to: * Santuario, town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia; * El Santuario, town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia; * ''Santuario'' (TV series), television series. See also * Santuario station (other) * Sanctuary (other) A sanctuary is a place of safety. Sanctuary or The Sanctuary or Sanctuaries may also refer to: Places * Sanctuary, Saskatchewan, Canada * Sanctuary, Texas, United States * Sanctuary, Shkodër, a church-mosque building and Cultural Monument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Of Assisi
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ( 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italians, Italian Mysticism, mystic, poet and Friar, Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Christianity, Christian life of poverty, he became a Mendicant, beggar and itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is commonly portrayed wearing a brown Religious habit, habit with a rope tied around his waist, featuring three knots symbolizing the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. In 1219, he went to Egypt in an attempt to convert the sultan al-Kamil and put an end to the conflict of the Fifth Crusade. In 1223, he arranged for the first live nativity scene as part of the annual Christmas celebration in Greccio. According to Christian tradition, in 1224 Francis received the stigmata during the Vision (spirituality), apparition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rieti
Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region. The town centre stands on a small hilltop, commanding from the southern edge the wide Rieti valley, at the bottom of the Sabine hills and of monti Reatini, including mount Terminillo. The plain was once a large lake, drained by the ancient Romans, and is now the fertile basin of the Velino River. Only the small Ripasottile and Lungo lakes remain of the larger original. History Prehistory According to the legend, Reate was founded by Rea, a divinity (that would be the origin of the town name). It was founded at the beginning of the Iron Age (9th–8th century BC). Probably in earlier times the lands around Rieti were inhabited by Umbri, then by Aborigines and later on by Sabines, who reached the lands sited in the nearby of Tevere ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Fabian
Pope Fabian () was the bishop of Rome from 10 January 236 until his death on 20 January 250, succeeding Anterus. A dove is said to have descended on his head to mark him as the Holy Spirit's unexpected choice to become the next pope. He was succeeded by Cornelius. Most of his papacy was characterized by amicable relations with the imperial government, and the schism between the Roman congregations of Pontian and Hippolytus was ended. He divided Rome into diaconates and appointed secretaries to collect the records of the martyrs. He sent out seven "apostles to the Gauls" as missionaries, but probably did not baptize Emperor Philip the Arab as is alleged. He died a martyr at the beginning of the Decian persecution and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Early life and accession According to the ''Liber Pontificalis'', Fabian was a noble Roman by birth, and his father's name was Fabius. Nothing more is known about his background. The legend c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
