San Francesco, Acquasparta
San Francesco is a romanesque/gothic-style, church located in Acquasparta, Province of Terni, region of Umbria, Italy.
| San Francesco, Acquasparta | |
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| 42°41′35″N 12°32′43″E | |
| Location | Acquasparta, Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.parrocchiadiacquasparta.it/chiesa-di-san-francesco/ |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Romanesque/gothic |
Located outside the city walls of the town, the church was commissioned in 1294 by Cardinal Matteo Bentivenga. The church was once attached to a Franciscan monastery, of which the refectory and cloister still survive. Inside the church is a venerated icon of the Virgin and Child from the 14th century, titled the Madonna della Stella. There is also a copy of a depiction of St Francis painted by Margaritone d'Arezzo. The painted crucifix in the church (14th century) was brought here from the church of San Giovanni di Butris.[1]
References
- [https://www.umbriatourism.it/en/-/church-of-san-francesco-acquasparta entry on church.
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