San Francesco

San Francesco is a former Gothic-style Roman Catholic church and monastery located in Piazza San Francesco in central , , Italy. Since its restoration, it has become the home of the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, a superior graduate school.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
  • Also known as: “Church of San Francesco” and “San Francesco, Lucca”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Villa Guinigi and Piazza San Francesco (Lucca).

Museum
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The Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi is the main art museum hosting the pre-modern art collections owned by the city of Lucca, Italy. The museum is located in a refurbished villa on Via della Quarquonia, completed in 1418 for Paolo Guinigi, ruler of Lucca until 1430.

Square
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is a square.

Chapel
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sorbano del Giudice and Sorbano del Vescovo.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of San Francesco.

San Francesco

Latitude
43.84549° or 43° 50′ 44″ north
Longitude
10.51143° or 10° 30′ 41″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FMGRGW6+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 169566154
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
11126546
Wiki­data ID
Q93679
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“San Francesco” goes by many names.

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