Basilica of San Francisco de Asís, Havana
The Basílica Menor of San Francisco de Asís is a Catholic minor basilica and Franciscan convent in the district of Old Havana, Cuba. Its construction began in 1548 and lasted until 1591, although it was inaugurated in 1575, it was badly damaged by storms in 1680 and 1692, and by a hurricane that broke down its tower in 1694.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: former church in Havana, Cuba
- Also known as: “Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis”, “Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís”, and “Former General Post Office”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Francisco Square and Lions‘ Fountain.
San Francisco Square
Square
Lonja del Comercio building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casablanca and Havana.
Casablanca
Suburb
Casablanca is a ward of the city of Havana, the capital of Cuba, belonging to the municipal borough of Regla. It is situated to the east of the entrance to Havana Harbor.
Havana
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.Basilica of San Francisco de Asís, Havana
- Categories: Franciscan friary, performance hall, museum, former church building, discontinued post office, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Centro Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.13709° or 23° 8′ 14″ north
Longitude
-82.34848° or 82° 20′ 55″ west
Levels
3
Open location code
76MV4MP2+RJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Basilica of San Francisco de Asís, Havana” goes by many names.
- Basque: “San Frantzisko Asiskoaren komentua”
- Catalan: “Convent de Sant Francesc d’Assís”
- Catalan: “Convento de San Francisco de Asís”
- Chinese: “圣方济各圣殿”
- Chinese: “聖方濟各聖殿”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Sankta Francisko el Asizo”
- French: “basilique Saint-François-d’Assise”
- French: “basilique San Francisco de Asís”
- French: “Couvent Saint-François-d’Assise de La Havane”
- French: “couvent Saint-François-d’Assise”
- French: “couvent San Francisco de Asís”
- French: “église Saint-François-d’Assise”
- French: “église San Francisco de Asís”
- Hungarian: “Assisi Szent Ferenc-bazilika”
- Italian: “basilica minore di San Francesco d’Assisi”
- Italian: “Basilica minore di San Francesco d’Assisi”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Франциска Ассизского”
- Spanish: “Basilica de San Francisco de Asis”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Francisco de Asís”
- Spanish: “Convento de San Francisco de Asis”
- Spanish: “Convento de San Francisco de Asís”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo de Arte Sacro del Convento de San Francisco de Asís and Caballero de París (José María López Lledín).
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