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Re: Los Angeles 1945
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 08-10-2017 - 18:24

Pilawt Wrote:
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> "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los
> Ángeles de Porciúncula" -- named for the icons of
> Mary and angels in St. Francis of Assisi's tiny
> 9th Century chapel, which he called (in Italian)
> "la porziuncola", or "little portion".
>
> The chapel still stands, enclosed within the huge
> Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, in the town
> of the same name, in the region of Umbria, in
> central Italy.
>
> Recognizing the connection with the California
> city, the street in front of the basilica carries
> the name in Spanish, "Via Los Angeles".

Interesting, thanks Pilawt. St.Francis was a hip dude.

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  Los Angeles 1945 BOB2 08-09-2017 - 20:42
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  Re: Los Angeles 1945-I suspect later too. BOB2 08-10-2017 - 05:51
  Re: Los Angeles 1945-I suspect later too. Joe Magruder 08-10-2017 - 06:48
  Re: Los Angeles 1945-I suspect later too. Berg 08-10-2017 - 07:42
  Re: Los Angeles 1945-I suspect later too. A new mystery? BOB2 08-10-2017 - 07:55
  Re: Los Angeles 1945-I suspect later too. A new mystery? LAS 08-10-2017 - 08:22
  Re: Los Angeles 1945-I suspect later too. A new mystery? Brian 08-10-2017 - 11:48
  Re: Los Angeles 1945-I suspect later too. Pilawt 08-10-2017 - 19:04
  Re: Los Angeles 1945 Jon 08-10-2017 - 12:34
  Re: Los Angeles 1945 Pdxrailtransit 08-10-2017 - 13:30
  Re: Los Angeles 1945 Tom H 08-10-2017 - 16:01
  Re: Los Angeles 1945 synonymouse 08-10-2017 - 16:24
  Re: Los Angeles 1945 synonymouse 08-10-2017 - 16:28
  Re: Los Angeles 1945 Pilawt 08-10-2017 - 18:20
  Re: Los Angeles 1945 Pdxrailtransit 08-10-2017 - 18:24
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