Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi

The basilica houses the tomb of Santa Chiara and the Crucifix of San Damiano that speaks to San Francesco

When most people hear the name Assisi, that picturesque place in Umbria, they immediately associate it with "San FRANCESCO" (in German, "Franz von Assisi" is inseparably linked to his place of origin). He has been a very popular saint for centuries, and is valued even beyond the borders of Christianity. But the pilgrimage site has produced two important personalities: "Santa CHIARA" also deserves to be honored accordingly. She lived at the same time as Francis: Clara was born in (or around) 1193 and died in 1253. Her general memorial day in the calendar of saints is the day of her death on August 11th for all major Christian denominations, but there are also regional or order-specific memorial days.

Because going up the alley by bike you find yourself in front of this wonderful basilica, breathtaking and stupendous