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La Verna
La Verna, in Latin Alverna and geographically known as Monte Penna, is an isolated mountain of 1283 m (4,210 feet) situated in the centre of the Tuscan Apennines, and rising above the valley of the Casentino. The mountain is known especially for its association with Saint Francis of Assisi—it is here that he is said to have received the stigmata—and for the Sanctuary of La Verna which grew up in his honour.
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