Basilica of San Francesco

San Francesco is a basilica church in , , . It was erected in c. 1228-1255 and later enlarged in the 14th-15th centuries, the original Romanesque edifice being turned into the current large Gothic one.
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  • Opening hours: 7:30 AM—noon and 3:30 PM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Siena, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica of Saint Francis”, “Basilica of San Francesco (Siena)”, “Basilica of San Francesco, Siena”, and “San Francesco”
  • Address: 5, Piazza San Francesco, Siena, 53100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piazza San Francesco and Siena Cathedral.

Square
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is a square.

Church
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is a medieval church in , Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. is situated 700 metres southwest of Basilica of San Francesco.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 120 metres west of Basilica of San Francesco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ravacciano and San Prospero.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the city of , Tuscany. It represents the first of the so-called "first-generation suburbs" developed outside the city walls.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Basilica of San Francesco

Latitude
43.32244° or 43° 19′ 21″ north
Longitude
11.33475° or 11° 20′ 5″ east
Elevation
328 metres (1,076 feet)
Open location code
8FMH88CM+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45779387
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
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building=­basilica
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historic=­church
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
10626932
Wiki­data ID
Q810074
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Russian—“Basilica of San Francesco” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Basílica de Sant Francesc”
  • Chinese: “圣方济各圣殿 (锡耶纳)”
  • Chinese: “圣方济各圣殿”
  • Dutch: “Basilica of San Francesco”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان فرانشيسكو”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-François de Sienne”
  • French: “basilique Saint-François”
  • German: “Basilica di San Francesco”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת פרנסיסקוס הקדוש”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Ferenc bazilika”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Fransiskus, Siena”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Francesco”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Francesco”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco (Siena)”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Франческо (Сиена)”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Франческо”

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