San Francesco d’Assisi
San Francesco d'Assisi is a Roman Catholic church and former Franciscan convent in Trapani, Sicily. Rebuilt between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries on a medieval foundation, the church remains in use, while the adjoining convent was secularised in the nineteenth century and later adapted for civic and educational purposes.Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: building in Trapani, Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa San Francesco d’Assisi” and “San Francesco d’Assisi, Trapani”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maria Santissima Addolorata and Trapani Cathedral.
Maria Santissima Addolorata
Church
Photo: Emanuela Meme Giudic…, CC BY 3.0.
Maria Santissima Addolorata is a church, which is situated 110 metres northeast of San Francesco d’Assisi.
Trapani Cathedral
Church
Photo: Lelezaff, Public domain.
Trapani Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Lawrence the Martyr, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Trapani in Trapani, Sicily. Originally founded as a community church in the medieval period, it was elevated to cathedral status in 1844. Trapani Cathedral is situated 350 metres east of San Francesco d’Assisi.
Anime Sante del Purgatorio, Trapani
Church
Photo: Danilo sansica, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anime Sante del Purgatorio is a Baroque church in the historic centre of Trapani, Sicily. It is best known as the custodial home of the Misteri di Trapani, a cycle of sculptural groups used in the city’s annual Good Friday procession. Anime Sante del Purgatorio, Trapani is situated 290 metres east of San Francesco d’Assisi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Casa, Erice and Nubia.
Santa Casa, Erice
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Erice is a comune in the Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy. The town’s historic centre occupies the site of the ancient city of Eryx, an important religious and cultural centre in antiquity, long associated with pilgrimage. Santa Casa, Erice is situated 4 km east of San Francesco d’Assisi.
Nubia
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nubia is a village, which is situated 4 km south of San Francesco d’Assisi.
Salt Pans of Trapani and Paceco
Photo: Angelo Petrozza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Salt Pans of Trapani and Paceco form a coastal nature reserve in western Sicily, known for traditional salt harvesting, flamingos, and historic windmills.
San Francesco d’Assisi
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Trapani, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.01539° or 38° 0′ 55″ northLongitude
12.504° or 12° 30′ 14″ eastInception
1638Open location code
8FCJ2G83+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1317845308OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q45380996
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Italian—“San Francesco d’Assisi” goes by many names.
- Czech: “kostel sv. Františka z Assisi”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi”
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