San Francesco, Mantua
The Chiesa di San Francesco ( Italian language, Italian, "Church of St. Francis" ) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Mantua, Italy, at Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi 5. The church was founded by the Franciscan Order in 1304 but it was not consecrated until 1459, when Pope Pius II performed the ceremony.Touring Club of Italy, ''Mantua and its Province''page 54 Suppressed in 1782, it was sacked in 1797, during the Napoleonic Wars, and turned into an arsenal in 1811. Still in military use when World War II began, it was devastated by bombardment during the war. The ''Cappella Gonzaga'', with its frescoes depicting the life of St. Louis of Toulouse ( it, San Ludovico d'Angiò ), was saved and recently restored. These frescoes were supposed to have been painted by Serafino de' Serafini, an artist who was active in Modena during the 14th Century. The church was reconstructed in Romanesque architecture, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, Gothic styles. Now v ...
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