San Francesco
San Francesco is a gothic-style, Roman Catholic church on Corso Rosellino in the town of Pienza, province of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church was founded in the 13th century by Franciscans from the monastery of Corsignano.Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Anna.Massini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Pienza
- Also known as: “San Francesco, Pienza”
- Address: Pienza, 53026
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Piccolomini and Pienza Cathedral.
Palazzo Piccolomini
Museum
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Palazzo Piccolomini is a palace in the center of Pienza, Italy, next to the Duomo. Palazzo Piccolimini is one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture and was built starting in 1459 to a design by Bernardo Rossellino.
Pienza Cathedral
Church
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Pienza Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Pienza, in the province of Siena, Italy. From 1462 the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Pienza, then since 1773 of the Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza, it has been since 1986 a co-cathedral in the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.
Chiesa della Misericordia
Church
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Chiesa della Misericordia is a church, which is situated 110 metres northeast of San Francesco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monticchiello and San Quirico d’Orcia.
Monticchiello
Village
Monticchiello is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Pienza, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 213. Monticchiello is about 60 km from Siena and 8 km from Pienza. Monticchiello is situated 4 km east of San Francesco.
San Quirico d’Orcia
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San Quirico d’Orcia, named after Saint Quiricus, is based in the Val d'Orcia natural park at the northern edge of Val d'Orcia area in southern Tuscany.
Petroio
Village
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Petroio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Trequanda, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 335. Petroio is about 50 km from Siena and 7 km from Trequanda. Petroio is situated 7 km north of San Francesco.
San Francesco
- Categories: geographic location, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pienza, Val d’Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.07661° or 43° 4′ 36″ northLongitude
11.67818° or 11° 40′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8FMH3MGH+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 167195194OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q3670078
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“San Francesco” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “San Francesco church Pienza”
- German: “San Francesco”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Francisco (Pienza)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco”
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