San Francesco, Romanesque convent in Urbino, Italy.

San Francesco is a Franciscan convent in central Urbino, entered from piazza San Francesco off via Raffaello. The church, rebuilt between 1732 and 1751 under cardinal Annibale Albani, has a Latin-cross plan with three naves and a blind dome over the crossing. From the medieval Romanesque-Gothic building survive the 46-metre pointed bell tower, the portico on the facade and a Salimbeni fresco fragment.

Franciscans were already in Urbino by 1228, near Santo Spirito. In 1286 Bishop Egidio gave the friars the houses and gardens of the Sant'Angelo monastery, and the Romanesque-Gothic convent was built with three cloisters; the church was finished in 1350. Suppressed in 1807 under French occupation and used as a barracks until 1816, it was suppressed again between 1860 and 1866 after annexation to the Kingdom of Italy; the friars returned in 1877.

The name points directly to Saint Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan order that shaped this place for centuries. The plain decoration visible throughout the building reflects the Franciscan commitment to simplicity.

The convent is located in the western part of Urbino's old town and is easy to reach on foot from most central points. Some areas, including the chapter house, are not always open to visitors and may require a prior request.

The chapter house contains a 14th-century fresco showing the Crucifixion with mourners and four saints. This painting is not on the regular visitor route and must be specifically requested to view.