Venezuela
Distrito Federal
Libertador Municipality

Iglesia de San Francisco

Iglesia de San Francisco is a church in , . Dedicated to Francis of Assisi, it was built in 1593 under the design of Antonio Ruiz Ullán as an annex of the Convent of San Francisco.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: national historical monument of Venezuela in Caracas
  • Also known as: “San Francisco church”
  • Address: Av. Universidad, Caracas, 1010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bolívar Square and Antigua Corte Suprema de Justicia.

Square
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in is one of the most important and recognized public spaces. It is located in the center of the first 25 blocks of Caracas when it was founded as "Santiago de León de Caracas" in 1567. is situated 260 metres northeast of Iglesia de San Francisco.

Courthouse
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is a courthouse.

Church
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The or Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Anne is the seat of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese of Caracas, located on the Plaza Bolívar in , . is situated 320 metres northeast of Iglesia de San Francisco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caracas and 23 de Enero.

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is the capital and largest city of , in northern Venezuela, near the . Venezuela’s urban spirit can be discovered mainly from understanding , its capital city, a busy metropolis famous for its food, cultural diversity, and perfect climate, thanks to the unique combination of a high elevation and proximity to the Caribbean Sea.

Suburb
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is a parish located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality west of the city of , . The parish receives its name from the date of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état which overthrew dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km west of Iglesia de San Francisco.

Iglesia de San Francisco

Latitude
10.50392° or 10° 30′ 14″ north
Longitude
-66.91564° or 66° 54′ 56″ west
Open location code
772MG33M+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 215101097
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q7414150
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Iglesia de San Francisco” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Ֆրանցիսկ Ասսիզեցու եկեղեցի”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Franciszka w Caracas”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Франциска Ассизского”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Francisco (Caracas)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco”

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