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Sanctuary of Greccio, the Glossary

Index Sanctuary of Greccio

The Hermitage of Greccio Sanctuary (Santuario Eremo di Greccio) is one of the four shrines erected by Saint Francis of Assisi in the Sacred Valley, along with the Sanctuary of Fonte Colombo, the Sanctuary of the Forest, and the convent of Poggio Bustone.[1]

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  1. 13 relations: Catholic Church, Church (building), Francis of Assisi, Greccio, Hermitage (religious retreat), Italy, Mullion, Nativity scene, Poggio Bustone, Province of Rieti, Rieti, Rieti Valley, Roman Catholic Diocese of Rieti.

  2. Churches in the province of Rieti
  3. Francis of Assisi
  4. Franciscan churches in Italy
  5. Franciscan convents
  6. Roman Catholic shrines

Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Church (building)

A church, church building, or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities.

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Francis of Assisi

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet, and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans.

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Greccio

Greccio is an old hilltown and comune of the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, overhanging the Rieti Valley on a spur of the Monti Sabini, a sub-range of the Apennines, about by road northwest of Rieti, the nearest large town.

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Hermitage (religious retreat)

A hermitage most authentically refers to a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, or a building or settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Mullion

A mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window or screen, or is used decoratively.

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Nativity scene

In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche, or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth of Jesus. Sanctuary of Greccio and nativity scene are Francis of Assisi.

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Poggio Bustone

Poggio Bustone (Ru Poju) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about north of Rieti.

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Province of Rieti

The province of Rieti (provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy.

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Rieti

Rieti (Reate, Sabino: Riete) is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700.

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Rieti Valley

The Rieti Valley or Rieti Plain (Piana Reatina or Conca Reatina) is a small plain in central Italy, where lies the city of Rieti, Lazio.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rieti

The Diocese of Rieti (Dioecesis Reatina (-S. Salvatoris Maioris)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy.

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See also

Churches in the province of Rieti

Francis of Assisi

Franciscan churches in Italy

Franciscan convents

Roman Catholic shrines

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_of_Greccio

Also known as Santuario Eremo di Greccio, Santuario di Greccio.