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Which war led to St. Francis of Assisi being imprisoned for nearly a year?

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Bonaventura Berlinghieri: St. Francis and Scenes from His Life — St. Francis of Assisi *St. Francis and Scenes from His Life*, tempera on panel by Bonaventura Berlinghieri, 1235; in the Church of San Francesco, Pescia, Italy.

In 1202, St. Francis of Assisi took part in a war between Assisi and Perugia. During this conflict, he was captured and held prisoner for nearly a year.12