Poggio Bustone () is a (municipality) in the

Province of Rieti The province of Rieti () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of with a total population of 157,887 people as of 2017. There are 73 ''comuni'' (: '' ...

in the Italian region of

Latium Latium ( , ; ) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire. Definition Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil (Old Latium) on whic ...

, located about northeast of Rome and about north of

Rieti Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region. T ...

. Poggio Bustone borders the following municipalities: Cantalice, Leonessa,

, Rivodutri.

St. Francis

St Francis of Assisi went to Poggio Bustone in 1208Comune di Poggio Bustone
/ref> and reputedly greeted the villagers by saying "''buon giorno buona gente''" (good morning good people) A gothic arch named "buon giorno" can be found in the village commemorating this event. In the oldest section of the Franciscan monastery of Poggio Bustone, a room can be found where St. Francis stayed. On the mountainside above the village are seven small chapels containing, by tradition, impressions of objects relating to St. Francis, such as his knee. This path culminates with the small church ''Sacro Speco'' where St. Francis received forgiveness for his sins from the

Archangel Gabriel In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...

People

Attilio Piccioni Attilio Piccioni (14 July 1892 – 10 March 1976) was an Italian politician. He had been a prominent member of the Christian Democracy. Biography Piccioni was born on 14 July 1892 in Poggio Bustone (Province of Rieti, Umbria) and graduate ...

(1892–1976), politician * Lucio Battisti (1943–1998), singer and songwriter * Leda Battisti (born 1971), singer and songwriter

Twin towns

* San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, since 2009

References

Cities and towns in Lazio {{Latium-geo-stub