San Francesco, Gothic church in central Modena, Italy.
The San Francesco church displays a brick facade with a large rose window and a sixteenth-century bell tower featuring an octagonal base.
Construction of the church began in 1244 when Franciscan friars relocated their monastery from a flood-prone area outside the city to its current location.
The left apse contains a terracotta statuary group from 1531 by Antonio Begarelli, depicting thirteen life-sized figures in a Deposition from the Cross scene.
The church maintains regular visiting hours and contains multiple architectural elements that demonstrate the evolution of religious structures from medieval to modern times.
A fountain next to the church depicts Saint Francis, created by Giuseppe Graziosi, while the adjacent metropolitan seminary exhibits nineteenth-century Modenese architecture.
Location: Modena
Inception: 1244
Architectural style: Gothic art
Address: via Rua Frati Minori 19 ‒ Modena (MO)
Website: http://parrocchiasanfrancesco.net
GPS coordinates: 44.64346,10.92224
Latest update: March 26, 2025 12:10
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