Saint Francis of Assisi Church
Saint Francis of Assisi Church is a historic Norman Gothic Catholic church building in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, California, United States
- Also known as: “National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi”, “National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi”, and “St. Francis of Assisi Church”
- Address: 624 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and Coit Tower.
Transamerica Pyramid
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Transamerica Pyramid is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. Transamerica Pyramid is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Saint Francis of Assisi Church.
Coit Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coit Tower is a 210-foot tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, overlooking the city and San Francisco Bay. The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built between 1932 and 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco. Coit Tower is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Saint Francis of Assisi Church.
Club Fugazi
Theater building
Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Club Fugazi is a small theater and nightclub located in the North Beach district at 678 Green Street, San Francisco, California. Club Fugazi is situated 770 feet west of Saint Francis of Assisi Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown-North Beach and North Beach.
Chinatown-North Beach
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinatown-North Beach in San Francisco combines two adjoining neighborhoods that are culturally, politically, and aesthetically distinct, while geographically blending into each other.
North Beach
Quarter
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, the Financial District, and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's "Little Italy" and has historically been home to a large Italian American population, largely from Northern Italy.
Telegraph Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Matt314, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Telegraph Hill is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic Coit Tower stands at the apex of Telegraph Hill.
Saint Francis of Assisi Church
- Categories: national shrine, Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.79901° or 37° 47′ 56″ northLongitude
-122.40774° or 122° 24′ 28″ westHeight
62 feet (19 metres)Named after
Francis of AssisiOpen location code
849VQHXR+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 32610420OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q99510742
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