Assisi’s Christmas of “Il Poverello”
ven the holiday decorations in the medieval hilltown of Assisi – citta’ della pace – bear witness to San Francesco: simplicity is the theme. Over twenty-five years ago, Pope John Paul II chose Assisi as the perfect site for his peace gathering, inviting here 160 world religious leaders for interfaith dialogue; “Il Poverello”, San Francesco, born here at the end of the 12th-century, is known worldwide as an emblem of peace, poverty and simplicity.
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