# Monte Subasio

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**Mount Subasio** is a mountain of the [Apennine Mountains](/source/Apennine_Mountains), in the [province of Perugia](/source/Province_of_Perugia), [Umbria](/source/Umbria), central [Italy](/source/Italy). On its slopes are located the ancient towns of [Assisi](/source/Assisi) and [Spello](/source/Spello).

The mountain stands about 1290 metres above [sea level](/source/Sea_level).

Its pink colored stones were used for many [Franciscan](/source/Franciscan) buildings at the [World Heritage](/source/World_Heritage) site of Assisi. The area is included in the natural park *Parco del Monte Subasio*.

## History

Castle *Sasso Rosso* ("Redrock") on the slope of Mount Subasio was the site of [Clare of Assisi](/source/Clare_of_Assisi) and [Agnes of Assisi](/source/Agnes_of_Assisi)'s childhood since according to tradition they were the daughters of Favorino Scifi, *Conte* of Sasso-Rosso, the wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family, who owned a large palace in [Assisi](/source/Assisi) as well.

The [Benedictine](/source/Order_of_Saint_Benedict) Abbot of St. Benedict of Monte Subasio gave the little church of [Porziuncola](/source/Porziuncola) around 1208 to [Francis of Assisi](/source/Francis_of_Assisi), on condition of making it the motherhouse of his religious family.

## External links

- [Park of Mount Subasio](http://www.assisionline.com/assisi__169.html) at Assisi Online
- [Parco del Monte Subasio](http://www.parks.it/parco.monte.subasio/Eindex.php) (English) at parks.it
- [Thayer's Gazetteer of Umbria](https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Umbria/Perugia/Assisi/Assisi/environs/Subasio/home.html)

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