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Assisi [uh-see-zee; Italian ahs-see-zee] Examples noun
- a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi.
Examples from the Web for assisi Contemporary Examples of assisi
In 1997, an earthquake in Assisi caused the collapse of the main cathedral and killed ten people.
Florence Preps ‘David’ for the Big One
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 25, 2014
His home base is Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Midtown Manhattan.
Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card
Michael Luongo
November 11, 2014
On October 4, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the contemporary Francis traveled to the birthplace of his namesake.
Pope Francis’s Injunction to Get Back to Basics May Help American Christianity
Joshua DuBois
October 6, 2013
“Always preach the Gospel,” St. Francis of Assisi, from whom the new pope adopted his name, had once said.
Pope Francis Has Done Penance for His Lapse of Courage in Argentina
Michael Daly
March 19, 2013
Francis, we are told, could be a reference to St. Francis of Assisi, who, like Bergoglio, was known for his humility.
Can We Call Him Frank? New Pope Picks New Name, Francis
Andrew Romano
March 13, 2013
Historical Examples of assisi
Certainly it is not for the Franciscans that one remembers Francis of Assisi.
John Dos Passos
These are the “voices” that still echo in the air of Assisi.
Lilian Whiting
This is said to have been the experience of St. Francis of Assisi.
Third class in Indian railways
Mahatma Gandhi
There was St. Francis of Assisi, you know, who preached to the birds, didn’t he?
W. D. Howells
Two leper-stories are told to the honour of St Francis of Assisi.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)
Charles Creighton
British Dictionary definitions for assisi Assisi noun
- a town in central Italy, in Umbria: birthplace of St Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order here in 1208. Pop: 25 304 (2001)