Ancien couvent d'Orezza, Franciscan convent ruins in Piedicroce, France.

Ancien couvent d'Orezza is a Franciscan convent standing in ruins near Piedicroce at approximately 680 meters elevation. The structure consists of elongated buildings arranged around a closed courtyard constructed from schist and rubble stone, with a church featuring six chapels built in the 17th century.

Founded in 1485 by Observantine friars, the site passed to Franciscans who constructed the church with its chapels during the 17th century. German forces bombed the complex in 1943 while it served as an Italian military supply depot, resulting in the extensive damage visible today.

The convent's name recalls the Franciscan order that built its church, and its Corsican name, Cunventu d'Orezza, ties it to the old pieve of Orezza. The January 1735 consulte placed the Corsican people under the protection of the Virgin and decreed that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception be celebrated throughout Corsica, a decision not repeated in Pascal Paoli's constitution twenty years later.

The ruins stand at 680 m on the D71 between Piedicroce and Campana, one kilometre from Piedicroce and near the hamlets of Pastoreccia and Fontana. The roofless walls and broken tower are unstable, so keep to the outside of the structures. The site has been left abandoned since 1943 and is being secured for restoration.

During World War II, the convent served as an Italian supply cache for food and ammunition, drawing German bombing raids. This unexpected military role during wartime explains why this religious building suffered such severe destruction.