Nursia
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Nursia is an ancient town in central Italy, historically significant as the birthplace of Saint Benedict and known today as Norcia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nursia canonical | 7 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Province of Perugia ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf |
Saint Benedict of Nursia
ⓘ
Saint Scholastica ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| elevation | about 604 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Nursina
ⓘ
Nursino ⓘ |
| hasItalianName | Norcia ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Nursia self-link ⓘ |
| hasPatronSaint |
Saint Benedict of Nursia
ⓘ
Saint Scholastica ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Basilica of Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Norcia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
Roman era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Benedictine monastic tradition
ⓘ
birthplace of Saint Benedict ⓘ black truffles ⓘ pork products and cured meats ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apennines
ⓘ
surface form:
Apennine Mountains
Umbria ⓘ central Italy ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sibillini Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Bidente River
ⓘ
surface form:
Sordo River
|
| modernName | Norcia ⓘ |
| partOf | Sabine region ⓘ |
| region | Umbria ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | center of Benedictine spirituality ⓘ |
| sufferedDamageTo | Basilica of Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | 2016 Central Italy earthquakes ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.