Talk:Portiuncula

why Porziuncola?
I'm curious why Porziuncola was chosen for the name of this article in English (and other articles, e.g. on Francis) when Portiuncula is much more common in English. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 01:19, 8 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Depends on whether you encounter it in a Latin or Italian context; as a Californian, I think I encountered Porciúncula (Spanish) in the original name of the city ("El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula") before either of the two above... AnonMoos (talk) 06:56, 10 April 2012 (UTC)


 * In a plain old English language context, it's Portiuncula. It's key to the story of St. Francis.
 * Talking to birds, holding up the church, wearing brown, the double decker church in Assisi, and the Portiuncula.
 * I know that and I'm Protestant.
 * The name of LA is a reference to St. Francis and his Portiuncula.
 * Varlaam (talk) 23:58, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Wasn't LA founded by Junipero Serra who was named after St. Francis's kungfu sidekick, Brother Juniper? And those two would toss back a couple at the Portiuncula after work?
 * (Don't ask me; I'm Anglican.)
 * Varlaam (talk) 00:15, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

2017
So can we change it to Portiuncula? Richardson mcphillips (talk) 11:11, 16 June 2017 (UTC)


 * What's the WP:COMMONNAME? -- AnonMoos (talk) 15:28, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

Good question. A Google search shows more hits for Porziuncola. But it includes a lot of sites in Italian, and sites referencing this article. When I do an advanced search for English sites only it a) still includes a lot of references in Italian and b) doesn't show the number of hits. I still think Portiuncula, but have no way to support it. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 13:14, 1 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Porziuncula seems to be the preferred use in Italian, and the chapel is, after all, in Italy. However, Portiuncula is the preference in English (note, the Irish Franciscans, the Friary of St. Francis in Manhattan , and Franciscan University in Ohio , and this is the English Wikipedia. The Catholic Encyclopedia uses both: Portiuncula in the article regarding the chapel, and Porziuncula in the one about St. Francis - there were two different authors. The General Curia of the Capuchins, (male and female), located in Rome, uses Portiuncula, and the Curia of the Friars Minor , also in Rome. The Conventuals in Rome use Porziuncula, but Our Lady of the Angels Province in the US uses Portiuncula. Also the Generalate of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Rome). If it's good enough for their respective Ministers General perhaps that is sufficient for Wikipedia. Mannanan51 (talk) 00:14, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * See also, the Museo del Prado, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, (Syracuse, NY) , a hospital in Galway, Ireland., Sienna College, Thomas Merton,, the Srs. of St. Francis of Philadelphia , and elderly care apartments in the Netherlands. Mannanan51 (talk) 00:49, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Porziuncola Indulgence
I only came here trying to find out what the name means in relation to its inclusion in the original name of Los Angeles. Unfortunately, this article assumes the reader has a extensive knowledge of the subject already. To this point, the section on "Porziuncola Indulgence" never actually says what it is, only how it was enforced and later changed. I know nothing about it, so I have nothing to add, but if someone could write an introductory paragraph, that would be helpful. Thanks! Sheriffjt (talk) 19:30, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

In America section
For the second time a user adds more information about the shrine in San Francisco. The paragraph about that shrine is currently to large. Adding details about the current people running the overall shrine takes it way overboard. These details belong in a separate article about the church itself, not an article on the Portiuncola. Marauder40 (talk) 12:29, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Now different users keep trying to add more details about the shrine in San Francisco and remove all the other Portiuncolas in the US. As I said before, if you want more specifics about this one version you need to create a separate article for the overall church.  This section is about the Portiuncola in the US.  Not just the one in San Francisco.Marauder40 (talk) 09:26, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Porziuncola. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://archive.is/20020408031327/http://www.porziuncola.org/english/english.htm to http://www.porziuncola.org/english/english.htm

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 23:51, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion: Participate in the deletion discussion at the. —Community Tech bot (talk) 06:06, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Porziuncola.jpg