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Val Di Spoleto
The Val di Spoleto and (which lead precisely by in French but exists also in the more literary form of the Spoleto valley) is the Italian word which means plain of Umbria in Italy , extending from the town of Spoleto to Assisi , the Mecca of the life and deeds of St. Francis of Assisi , differentiating the valleys and plains, the slopes of Mount Subasio.
And the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli is located in the Val di Spoleto.
If the term for this region is no longer really in use today, we find traces in many ancient writings translated into French in a more literary sense that toponymy.
References
- On the life of St. Clare : "On his sick bed, she embroidered altar linen and sent to poor churches in the valley of Spoleto. "
- On the military actions of the Emperor Otto IV , "through the valley of Spoleto passes near Rivo Torto-. "
- On the life of St. Francis : "... Seraphic Patriarch and was fine, when in the valley of Spoleto, he preached to birds and invited them to praise God. "
or "What great joy, he decided to return to the valley of Spoleto, abandoning the journey to France. To the praise of Christ. " - Legend of St. Francis : Chapter IV. "Progress of the order under the direction of Francis and confirmation of his rule already approved. Leaning on God's grace and authority of the pope, Francis went full of confidence and went to the valley of Spoleto to teach the Gospel of the Lord and the practice itself. "
- Considerations on the stigma : "As to the first consideration, you should know that St. Francis, at the age of forty-three, in 1224, left, inspired by God, the Valley of Spoleto to go Romagna Brother Leo, his companion References
- Lonely Planet Guide to Umbria, P. 304
- The term valley, used as place name, must be distinguished from the term val which is often used to designate and appoint a limited region in various European countries and their languages.
- Brother Theophilus Desbonnets, Assisi and hermitages. In the footsteps of Saint Francis: Leader, Franciscan Publishing, 1994 (4th ed.), 159 p. [Guide to places visited by St. Francis through the testimonies of time] ( ISBN 2-85020-046-8 ).
- Legend of St. Francis
- Considerations on the stigma
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