Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo

The Basilica of San Francesco is a late Medieval church in , , , dedicated to St Francis of Assisi. It is especially renowned for housing in the chancel the fresco cycle Legends of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Tuesday and Thursday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: late Medieval church in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica di San Francesco - La leggenda della vera Croce” and “San Francesco, Arezzo”
  • Address: Via San Francesco

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teatro Petrarca and Arezzo Cathedral.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of in , . It is located on the site of a pre-existing Palaeo-Christian church and, perhaps, of the ancient city's acropolis. is situated 360 metres northeast of Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo.

Church
Photo: Mariette, Public domain.
The or Abbey of Saints Flora e Lucilla is a medieval abbey in , , . is situated 140 metres northwest of Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Polo and Puglia.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km north of Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo.

Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo

Latitude
43.46444° or 43° 27′ 52″ north
Longitude
11.88077° or 11° 52′ 51″ east
Elevation
271 metres (889 feet)
Height
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
8FMHFV7J+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
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Geo­Names ID
10629954
Wiki­data ID
Q1677980
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس فرنسيس الأسيزي”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Francesco”
  • Chinese: “阿雷佐圣方济各圣殿”
  • Dutch: “San Francesco (Arezzo)”
  • French: “Basilique San Francesco d’Arezzo”
  • French: “basilique San Francesco”
  • German: “San Francesco”
  • Hungarian: “Assisi Szent Ferenc-bazilika (Arezzo)”
  • Hungarian: “Assisi Szent Ferenc-bazilika”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Fransiskus, Arezzo”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Francesco”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Francesco”
  • Japanese: “聖フランチェスコ教会”
  • Piemontese: “Cesa ëd San Fransesch”
  • Polish: “basilica di San Francesco”
  • Polish: “Bazylika św. Franciszka w Arezzo”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Francisco de Assis”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Франческо в Ареццо”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika sv. Frančiška, Arezzo”
  • Spanish: “basilica de San Francisco”
  • Spanish: “basílica de San Francisco”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Francisco”

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