Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís, Romanesque Revival church in Rancagua, Chile.

The Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís is a stone church with rounded arches and thick columns characteristic of Romanesque Revival style. The interior displays a traditional layout with heavy masonry construction that gives the building its solid, permanent appearance.

Franciscans arrived in Rancagua in 1743, the year the city was founded as Santa Cruz de Triana, and Governor José Antonio Manso de Velasco granted them eight plots. Their first church, with a single tower, was inaugurated in 1807 at Estado and Ibieta. The present temple's first stone was laid on 24 December 1894 at Estado and Millán, and it opened on 25 March 1904. The 1985 earthquake toppled part of the façade and roof and damaged eight columns of the central nave; repairs ended in 1999.

The church is dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi, and the Franciscan order arrived in Rancagua in 1743, the year the city was founded as Santa Cruz de Triana. The square facing the church, now Plazuela Marcelino Champagnat, was left open so the faithful could gather after the Eucharist. Since 2007 the parish has been run by the Diocese of Rancagua, and it includes the San Pedro Apóstol chapel and the San Marcelino Champagnat chapel at the Instituto O'Higgins.

The church stands at the corner of Paseo del Estado and Avenida Millán, with the Plazuela Marcelino Champagnat facing it, where parishioners once gathered after Mass. The 1985 earthquake toppled part of the façade and roof and damaged eight columns of the central nave; repairs, which included demolishing the atrium, ended in 1999. A 2010 earthquake caused serious damage again, and a fire on 30 June 2014 destroyed the parish house and offices without reaching the temple.

The 1985 earthquake toppled part of the facade and roof and damaged eight columns of the central nave; repairs, including demolition of the atrium, ended in 1999. A 2010 quake caused serious damage again, and on 30 June 2014 a fire destroyed the parish house and offices without reaching the temple.