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Monumental Complex - Church of San Francesco
The church of San Francesco is a Monumental Complex which has always been officiated by the Conventual Friars Minor, an Order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi, and is located in the heart of the historic center of Alghero together with the adjoining convent, the cloister and the bell tower which make it this church is a unique example of its kind.
The church, probably built in the second half of the 15th century. on a previous small church, in ancient times it was surrounded by a vast cultivated area, the friars' gardens, which probably reached the current two towers of Porta Terra and San Giovanni (Largo San Francesco).
Ancient and secure documents dating back to the early 14th century inform us that Franciscan friars "The Conventual Minors" were already in Alghero in 1330. With a bull of 1324, in fact, Pope John XXII gave the Minister General of the Order the power to Michele da Cesena, to found two convents in Alghero and Iglesias, a city located in the south of the island.
Map: Monumental Complex - Church of San Francesco
Address: Via Carlo Alberto, 46, 07041
Alghero (SS) Sardegna
Latitude: 40.5582415
Longitude: 8.3115151
Site: http://www.complessosanfrances...
vCard created by: culturalword
Currently owned by: culturalword
Type: Building
Function: Church
Creation date: 13-11-2020 05:27
Last update: 27/05/2024