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On 8 May 1213 St Francis had received the mountain of La Verna Alverna as a gift from the Count Orlando di Chiusi who described it as “eminently suitable for whoever wishes to do penance in a place remote from mankind” The mountain was one of his favourite retreats for prayer.
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The relic of the holy ring, which was stolen in 1473 from Chiusi by a German Franciscan and brought to Perugia, and it quickly became the city's prize possession.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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He gave a sermon at the residence of Orlando, Count of Chiusi, on the theme: "So great is the Good which I am expecting that every pain to me is joyous."
Cheerfulness (A psychosynthesis technique), by Roberto Assagioli William Harryman 2009
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It turns out ancient ointment made of moringa oil has been preserved and discovered near Chiusi.
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A significant episode in the life of St. Francis tells how, when he was seeking a place in which to establish a monastery, he came to Chiusi in Tuscany.
Cheerfulness (A psychosynthesis technique), by Roberto Assagioli William Harryman 2009
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Looking south from Siena's city hall, the Palazzo Pubblico, it is never clear even today what or who may suddenly heave into sight: across this same valley (itself now a World Heritage site) have moved the Etruscan warlord Lars Porsenna, swarming forth from his stronghold of Chiusi in 510 BC, and the traitor Lucius Sergius Catilina, fleeing for his life after a failed attempt to assassinate Cicero in 63 BC.
Mysteries of Siena Rowland, Ingrid D. 2008
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He is attempting to demonstrate here that a gentilicium Vetna genitive Vetnal1 is well attested and that it relates to the family name that is present in an inscription from the town of Chiusi.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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He is attempting to demonstrate here that a gentilicium Vetna genitive Vetnal1 is well attested and that it relates to the family name that is present in an inscription from the town of Chiusi.
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Niccolo, pursuing his good fortune, took Rassina and Chiusi.
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Since the seventeenth century scholars have speculated that the fontes Clusini might have been in the modern-day spa town of Chianciano, nine miles northwest of Chiusi.
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