Umbria
Province of Perugia
Assisi

Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino

The Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino, or the Chapel of Little St Francis is a small devotional chapel in the centre of , near the held by pious tradition to be the birthplace of Francis of Assisi.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: building in Assisi, Italy
  • Also known as: “Chapel of Little St Francis” and “Oratorio di San Francesco piccolino”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chiesa Nuova and Basilica di Santa Chiara.

Church
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The is a church in , Italy, built in 1615 on the site of the presumed birthplace of St. Francis, the house of Pietro di Bernardone. It was then called because it was the last church to be built in Assisi at that time.

Church
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The Basilica of Saint Clare is a church in , . It is dedicated to and contains the remains of Clare of Assisi, a follower of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, known today as the Order of Saint Clare. is situated 180 metres southeast of Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino.

Church
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, dedicated to Saint Rufinus, is a major church in , Italy. This imposing cathedral, built in the Romanesque style of , is the third church constructed on the same site to house the relics of Bishop Rufinus, who was martyred in the 3rd century. is situated 160 metres east of Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rivotorto and San Vitale.

Village
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is a frazione of the comune of in the , , central . It stands at an elevation of 211 m above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 1284 inhabitants. is situated 3 km south of Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino.

Village
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is a frazione of the comune of in the , , central . It stands at an elevation of 372 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 494 inhabitants,… is situated 3 km southeast of Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino.

Village
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is a frazione of the comune of in the , , central . It stands at an elevation of 218 metres above sea level. is situated 3½ km southwest of Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino.

Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino

Latitude
43.07026° or 43° 4′ 13″ north
Longitude
12.61583° or 12° 36′ 57″ east
Open location code
8FMJ3JC8+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 539477550
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q14421920
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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino” goes by many names.
  • French: “San Francisco Piccolino”
  • Italian: “oratorio di San Francesco Piccolino”
  • Italian: “Oratorio di San Francesco Piccolino”
  • Italian: “santuario di San Francesco Piccolino”

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Highlights include Piazzetta di S. Francesco Piccolino and Auditorium Padre Evangelista Nicolini O. F. M..

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oratory of San Francesco Piccolino”. Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0.