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Other uses of ''La Verna'' include: La Verna cave and Laverna. La Verna, in Latin Alverna and geographically known as Monte Penna, is a locality on Mount Penna, an isolated mountain of 1,283 m situated in the centre of the Tuscan Apennines, rising above the valley of the Casentino, central Italy. The place is known especially for its association with Saint Francis of Assisi (he is said to have received the stigmata here) and for the Sanctuary of La Verna, which grew up in his honour. Administratively it falls within the Tuscan province of Arezzo and the ''comune'' of Chiusi della Verna, Italy. The Sanctuary of La Verna, located a few kilometers from Chiusi della Verna (Arezzo), in the National Park of Casentino Forests, Mount Falterona and Campigna, is famous for being the place where St. Francis of Assisi would receive the stigmata on September 14, 1224. Built in the southern part of Mount Penna at high, the Sanctuary is home to numerous chapels and places of prayer and meditation〔 In August 1921 Pope Benedict XV elevated the church to the status of minor basilica.〔〔Catholic.org - Basilicas in Italy〕 ==Origin of name == A sanctuary was built atop a place of worship site of the ancient goddess Laverna, Father Salvatore Vitale, a Franciscan scholar of the seventeenth century wrote:〔〔The Wizard of Assisi: Laverna, the dark goddess without body〕 ''"Of cause why this Sacred Mountain was called Laverna. This sacred Mount, for ancient tradition of memory is known, and for many authors, who was appointed to a temple Laverna Laverna, goddess of thieves gentilica built there, and attended by many crassatori and thieves who were in the thick forest that dresses ; and thick, deep and horrible caves and ravines, where dwelt sure to loot and plunder them wayfarers ... "'' The ancient pagan worship of the goddess Laverna, was the protector of refugees. The municipality of Chiusi della Verna in the valley is also named for the goddess. The crevices and other hiding places in this territory, suggest such a purpose. The same meaning associated with the worship of the god of the mountain Pen, from which the Apennines and Mount Pen are named.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「La Verna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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