Greccio

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Greccio is a small medieval hill town in central Italy renowned as the place where Saint Francis of Assisi created the first live Nativity scene.

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Greccio canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill town
municipality
settlement
areaCode +39 0746
associatedWith Franciscan Order
country Italy
distanceFrom about 16 km from Rieti
about 90 km from Rome
elevation about 705 metres above sea level
governedBy Mayor of Greccio
hasBuildingStyle medieval architecture
hasDemonym Grecciani
hasEconomySector agriculture
tourism
hasEvent first live Nativity scene in 1223
hasFeast Christmas Nativity celebrations
hasFeature narrow medieval streets
stone houses
hasMunicipalStatus comune
hasPatronSaint Saint Michael
surface form: Saint Michael the Archangel
hasPopulation around 1500 inhabitants
hasRegionCode RI
hasReligiousSite Franciscan sanctuary of the Nativity
Sanctuary of Greccio
hasSaint Saint Francis of Assisi
hasTraditionalActivity Christmas Nativity reenactments
heritageDesignation Franciscan Sites in Italy
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicalEra Middle Ages
knownFor association with Saint Francis of Assisi
first live Nativity scene
locatedIn Lazio
Province of Rieti
central Italy
locatedInValley Rieti Valley
locatedNear Rieti
Rome
locatedOn rocky spur
officialLanguage Italian
partOf Diocese of Rieti
Sabine Mountains
postalCode 02040
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism

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Province of Rieti contains Greccio