legend of st. francis and to help me quietly navigate the story today is local historian matteo grande. probably the most icon being and most famous. yeah. he had an incredible connection with nature. um-hum. probably he was the first environmentalist of the history of the church. i remember the first time i came here i was 12. but we didn t have this opportunity to have it just to ourselves. i mean. just for us. yeah, it s incredible. i feel very lucky. legend has it that st. francis renounced his privileged life to instead walk penneyless among the poor folk of rural umbria. devoted to all god s creatures. and where better to preach his message than in the green heart of italy. because of his connection with nature is like the quintessential saint of umbria. yes, umbria is really connected to nature, no.
of italy? is he like the quintessential saint of umbria? yes. umbria is connected to nature. that s why he s umbria. i could stay here all day, but it seems matteo s mind has wandered. which is your favorite food? it s hard to say. i do like salami. in italy, it s never long until someone talks about food, but here in umbria, everything comes back to pork. could you say it s like a religion. knowledge of roots in the saints of assisi and out here in the forest primeval. today is hunt day, and i ve been invited to tag along by claudio
wanted our family to see the 28 thespos inside that tell the legend of the st. francis and to help me, quietly, navigate the story is local historian matteo grande. most famous. he had a connection with nature. probably he was the first environmentalist on the history of the church. i remember the first time i game here, i was 12, but we didn t have this opportunity to have it just to ourselves. i mean. just for us. that s incredible. i feel very lucky. legend has it that st. francis renounced his privileged life to walk penniless to walk among the poor folk of rural umbria. he worked for all of god s research people and where better to do that is than in the heart
paul iii hit perugia where it really hurt. you have to know that one of the most popular foods in umbria and perugia are the salumi. prosciutto and salami. all those things. what did the pope do? he said okay, in umbria they use salt. now i will put a tax on the salt. it s crazy. it s crazy. the salt tax was the last straw. perugia declared war on the pope. you about the papal army crushed the insurgents in these very streets and the pope built a fortress smack in the middle of the town to show the people who was boss. but that didn t stop the perugians. their spirit of resistance lived on with a cunning culinary plan to rebel against their oppressor. matteo s taking me to one of his favorite hangouts, la prosciuteria. it s a new take on the traditional bo tegga. and among their bounty is
frescos inside that tell the legend of saint francis. and to help me, quietly, navigate the story today is local historian matteo grande. probably the most iconic one and most famous. he had a connection with nature. probably he was the first environmentalist in the history of the church. i remember the first time i came here, i was 12, but we didn t have this opportunity to have it just to ourselves. i mean just for us. that s incredible. i feel very lucky. legend has it that st. francis renounced his privileged life to instead walk penniless among the poor folk of rural umbria. he worked for all of god s creatures and where better to do that than in the heart of italy? is he like the quintessential saint of umbria? yes. umbria is really connected to