Portiuncula

The Portiuncula is a historic chapel in the town of Santa Maria degli Angeli, near , Italy. It is closely associated with Francis of Assisi and the Order of Friars Minor, who used the chapel as their headquarters.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: small church located inside the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi and Museo della Porziuncola.

Church
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The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels is a papal minor basilica situated in the plain at the foot of the hill of , Italy, in the frazione of Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Museum
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is a museum.

Railway station
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serves the town and comune of , in the region, . Opened in 1866, it forms part of the Foligno–Terontola railway, which also links with . is situated 390 metres east of Portiuncula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Maria degli Angeli and Bastia Umbra.

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.

Town
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is a comune in the in the region . The town lies 8 miles east of , 1.5 miles west of the Sanctuary of the Portiuncula, 3 miles from Assisi, and 12 miles from . is situated 2½ km northwest of Portiuncula.

Village
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is a frazione of the comune of in the , , central . is situated about 9 km from Assisi and is located in the southwest of Santa Maria degli Angeli. is situated 3 km south of Portiuncula.

Portiuncula

Latitude
43.05832° or 43° 3′ 30″ north
Longitude
12.58044° or 12° 34′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FMJ3H5J+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 712474839
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q510041
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Portiuncula” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պորցյուկուլա”
  • Asturian: “Porciúncula”
  • Belarusian: “Парцыюнкула”
  • Catalan: “Porciúncula”
  • Chinese: “宝尊堂”
  • Croatian: “Porcijunkula”
  • Czech: “Porciunkule”
  • Danish: “Portioncule”
  • Dutch: “Portiuncula”
  • French: “Portioncule”
  • German: “Portiuncula”
  • German: “Porziuncola”
  • Greek: “Πορζιουνκόλα”
  • Irish: “Portiuncula”
  • Italian: “chiesa della Porziuncola”
  • Italian: “Porziuncola”
  • Japanese: “ポルツィウンコラ”
  • Latin: “Portiuncula”
  • Lithuanian: “Porciunkulė”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Porcioncula”
  • Polish: “Porcjunkula”
  • Portuguese: “Porciúncula”
  • Slovak: “Porciunkula”
  • Slovenian: “Porcijunkula”
  • Slovenian: “Porziuncola”
  • Spanish: “Porciuncula”
  • Spanish: “Porciúncula”
  • Swahili: “Porsyunkula”
  • Tagalog: “Portiuncula”
  • Vietnamese: “Portiuncula”
  • Welsh: “Porziuncola”
  • Western Frisian: “Portiuncula”

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