Gubbio. The Cathedral of SS Mariano and Giacomo
2025
The Cathedral of Saints Mariano and Giacomo is the mother church of the Diocese of Gubbio. It is dedicated to Saints Mariano and Giacomo, martyrs of Lambaesi in Numidia.
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The church of San Damiano is an important Catholic place of worship in Assisi, located on the southern outskirts of the city. The first biographer of Saint Francis, Tommaso da Celano, in the Life before him, narrates that in 1205 Saint Francis of Assisi after wandering in the countryside, enters the church of San Damiano, in the countryside of Assisi. Praying in front of the crucifix present inside the church, and after having insistently asked for light for his path, faith and hope, he hears him speak and ask him three times to "repair his house which is in ruins". This event will have a profound impact on the life of the saint who, right here, in the last years of his life, composed the Canticle of creatures. The crucifix has a very particular aspect: Christ on the cross does not show suffering, but seems almost to stand up to communicate a message of hope with open arms. Between 1211 and 1212 St. Clare, following a prophecy of St. Francis, founded an order of cloisters who resided there until 1260. The same church, according to Catholic historiography, was the protagonist of the main miracles of the saint: the multiplication of bread, the gift of oil, the escape of the Saracens from the cloister, some exorcisms and healings, the appearance of the cross on bread in front of the pope.
2018
Assisi - Basilica of San Francesco
The basilica of San Francesco is located in Assisi, it is the place that since 1230 preserves and guards the mortal remains of the seraphic saint. Wanted by Pope Gregory IX as specialis ecclesia, it was awarded by the same Pontiff the title of Caput et Mater of the Minorite Order and at the same time entrusted in perpetuity to the same friars. In the complex history that marked the evolution of the Order, the basilica (and the adjoining Sacred Convent) was always guarded by the so-called "community friars", the group that later went on to form the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. At the sepulchral church of the Basilica where the altar on the tomb of the saint was erected, on November 19, 1585, the Franciscan Pope Sixtus V, with the bull Supernae dispositionis, established the Archconfraternity of the Cordigeri. In 1754 Benedict XIV elevated it to the dignity of patriarchal Basilica (since 2006 "Papal Basilica") and Papal Chapel. In the year 2000, together with other Franciscan sites in the district, the basilica was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
2025
Gubbio. The Gothic-style Palazzo dei Consoli.
The Gothic-style Palazzo dei Consoli was built in the 14th century by the city government, which sought to demonstrate the city's grandeur and power. Since 1901, it has housed the civic museum.
2022
Cascia. The sanctuary of Santa Rita
The sanctuary of Santa Rita da Cascia is a religious complex, made up of various Cascia structures within which Santa Rita is venerated.
2025
Gubbio. Church of San Giovanni Battista
The Church of San Giovanni Battista is a religious building located in Gubbio, a town in Umbria. Built between the 13th and 14th centuries, the façade is Gothic, while the bell tower is Romanesque.
2025
Gubbio. Church of San Francesco
The Church of San Francesco is a religious building located in Gubbio, built in the second half of the 13th century. The exterior retains its Gothic apse, and the bell tower stands next to it.
2018
Assisi - Panoramas
Assisi is a hill town in Umbria, in central Italy. It is the birthplace of San Francesco (1181-1226), one of the patron saints of Italy. The basilica of San Francesco is an imposing church on 2 levels consecrated in 1253. The 13th century frescoes depicting the life of San Francesco have been attributed, among others, to Giotto and Cimabue. The crypt houses the stone sarcophagus of the saint.
2025
Gubbio. The Church of San Marziale.
The Church of San Marziale in Gubbio is a small church located at the edge of the historic center of Gubbio, a few steps from Porta Vehia, the last remnant of the original Roman walls.
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Gubbio. Glimpses and panoramas
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2025
Gubbio. The Basilica of S. Ubaldo
The Basilica of S. Ubaldo is a Catholic place of worship located in Gubbio, on Mount Ingino, having the dignity of a sanctuary and, since July 1919, that of a minor basilica.