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Jacques Dalarun analyzed a man from this city’s “motherly” mode of “legislation through renunciation” in a book that opens with a story of a woman from this city being kicked in the mouth while washing the feet of her subjects. A parable in which a man from this city birthed a king’s son is found in Legends of the Three Companions. Thomas of Celano (“chay-LAH-no”) wrote a hagiography of the founder of an order of nuns at (*) San Damiano in this city. Each brother must act as each other’s mother, per the Rule for Hermitages written by a man from this city who founded the Little Brothers and addressed “Sister Water” in the Canticle (10[1])of the Sun. (10[2])The Poor Clares (10[1])were founded in this city, where “Il Poverello” (10[1])gained fame for preaching to animals. (10[1])For 10 points, name this home city of Saint Francis. ■END■

ANSWER: Assisi
<Emmett Laurie, Religion>
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Danny PeelenRITUMD B11210
Moses KitakuleColumbia ANYU11510
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2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%0%0%140.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%0%0%119.67
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%111.00
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