Montegabbione, Umbria

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Montegabbione is a small town located 45 minutes south-east of in the region of . The town is most well known for 'La Scarzuola' which is a sacred site first chronicled in 1218 during the time of St. Francis of .

This sacred site is located in Montegiove, a hamlet which resides approximately 12 minutes driving outside of Montegabbione. An interesting history of the town can be read on Wikipedia:

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The church of St. Francis at the old convent of Scarzuola

The site was first mentioned in a chronicle of 1218 as the location where St. Francis built a hut and planted a rose and a laurel tree, from which water miraculously gushed out of. In order to commemorate the site, the Counts of Marsciano funded the construction of a Church and Convent at the site, which was entrusted to the Franciscans. The convent was significantly renovated in the 16th century. The church was the site of site of burial for most of the Counts of Marsciano, but the last internment there was recorded in 1820, after which it was partially abandoned.^[2]

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