Religious Places

The origins of the church and the ossuary date back to the thirteenth century and are linked to the history of the Brolo hospital that now no longer e… Read the rest

It was built around 1255 inside a vast Franciscan complex built by the residents of Gubbio on the lands of the ancient Spadalonga family. It was this… Read the rest

Scarce and confused are the stories about the Saint, many legends exist about her. Daughter of a widower, who retired in the monastery at his wifeR… Read the rest

It was built around 1255 inside a vast Franciscan complex built by the residents of Gubbio on the lands of the ancient Spadalonga family. It was this… Read the rest

Maria Laach Abbey was founded in 1093 as a priory of Affligem Abbey (in modern Belgium) by the first Count Palatine of the Rhine Heinrich II von Laach… Read the rest

The church and convent of San Damiano are just outside of the centre of Assisi. The complex was originally a Benedictine priory, records of which date… Read the rest

The real early centre of Franciscanism, the Porziuncola became one of the most important pilgrim sites, so much so that Pope Pious V, at the end of th… Read the rest

<p>The monumental inspiration of the Longobard dukes of Spoleto can be seen here, in the restoration of the church which took place in the 8th c… Read the rest

In Roman times, on the site of the abbey there had been a villa which was a summer residence of Giulio Marciano (Lucius Julius Marcianus), the adminis… Read the rest

The church was built on an oratory from the 4th century which held the tomb of the martyred bishop Felice. In 1373 the abbey passed under the jurisd… Read the rest