San Francesco, Medieval Catholic church in Sarzana, Italy
The San Francesco church displays a marble-clad first story facade with a portal featuring a 17th-century fresco of Virgin and Child.
The monastery construction started in 1238, following the tradition that Saint Francis himself established this religious site in an oak forest.
The interior houses notable artworks, including the Adoration of the Shepherds by Domenico Fiasella and Cardinal Bernabò Malaspina's funeral monument from 1338.
The church maintains its religious functions within the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato at Via Agostino Paci 8, Sarzana.
The facade contains a relief of Saint Bernardino da Siena's Christogram, showing the sun and IHS letters surrounded by a rope design.
Location: Sarzana
GPS coordinates: 44.11444,9.96399
Latest update: March 6, 2025 03:10
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