In Assisi.
St. Francis born here in the late 1100's into a life of ease, his father a cloth merchant. The crucifix below spoke to him, God asking him to repair his church that was falling down. St. Francis then renounced all his possessions, traded clothes with a beggar, and preached humility and kindness to all living things. He was made a saint within a few months of his death.
A place of pilgrims and art lovers - Giotto's frescoes from 1400's (no photos allowed) are remarkable. Images on http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Saint_Francis_cycle_in_the_Upper_Church_of_San_Francesco_at_Assisi
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