San Francesco, Neoclassical church in Oristano, Italy

San Francesco is a neoclassical church in Oristano featuring a central floor plan with two side chapels and a semicircular apse. The building is topped by a hemispherical dome resting on a cylindrical base and accessed via a wide staircase with three entrance portals.

An earlier structure on the site collapsed in 1838, leading architect Gaetano Cima to design a replacement. The new building opened for worship in 1847.

The first chapel on the left holds the Cristo di Nicodemo, a 14th-century wooden crucifix of Spanish school that served as the model for a series of crucifixes kept in churches across Sardinia, including the one at Ollolai. In the sacristy are a 1533 panel by Pietro Cavaro showing Saint Francis receiving the stigmata and a 1368 marble statue signed by Nino Pisano, probably Saint Basil the Great.

The church stands beside the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in the historic center, making it easy to locate. A wide staircase leads up to the three main entrance doors.

The first chapel on the left holds the Cristo di Nicodemo, a 14th-century wooden crucifix of Spanish school, the prototype for a series of crucifixes kept in churches across Sardinia, including the one at Ollolai. In the sacristy are a 1533 panel by Pietro Cavaro showing Saint Francis receiving the stigmata and a 1368 marble statue signed by Nino Pisano, probably Saint Basil the Great.