Castle
Sasso Rosso ("Redrock") on the slope of Mount Subasio was the site of
Clare of Assisi and
Agnes of Assisi's childhood since according to tradition they were the daughters of Favorino Scifi,
Conte of Sasso-Rosso, the wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family, who owned a large palace in
Assisi as well. The
Benedictine Abbot of St. Benedict of Monte Subasio gave the little church of
Porziuncola around 1208 to
Francis of Assisi, on condition of making it the motherhouse of his religious family. ==Sources and references==