Franciscan order's origin (6)

I believe the answer is:

assisi

(Other definitions for assisi that I've seen before include "town, in Italy" , "St Francis was born in this Italian town" , "St Francis's city" , "Town of saintly associations" , "saint from here" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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