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Santa Maria Maggiore |
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| The first cathedral of
Assisi. Legend dates its founding to the fourth century by Saint Savino,
the bishop that followed Rufino, though the oldest part of the present
church dates from the ninth or tenth century. The building has suffered
severe earthquake damage over the years, most significantly in 1832 but
also in 1997. These destroyed many of the frescos, but some have been
restored and are on display, detached, in the church. On the right of the church is the Bishop's palace, Palazzo Vescovile. It was here that, according to Legend, St Francis cast off his clothes. |
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| Some of the detached frescoes | |
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