San Francesco is a
romanesque/
gothic
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People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
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-style, church located in
Acquasparta
Acquasparta is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Terni (Umbria, central Italy). It is located on a hill above the Naia Valley and the river of the same name, facing the Monti Martani mountain range.
It also sits between two hot springs, th ...
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Province of Terni
The Province of Terni ( it, Provincia di Terni) is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni. The province came into being ...
, region of
Umbria
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, Italy.
Located outside the city walls of the town, the church was commissioned in 1294 by Cardinal
Matteo Bentivenga. The church was once attached to a
Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...
monastery, of which the refectory and cloister still survive. Inside the church is a venerated icon of the Virgin and Child from the 14th century, titled the ''Madonna della Stella''. There is also a copy of a depiction of St Francis painted by
Margheritone di Arezzo. The painted crucifix in the church (14th century) was completed by San Giovanni di Butris.
Comune of Acquasparta
entry on church.
References
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Churches in the province of Terni
Gothic architecture in Umbria
Romanesque architecture in Umbria
13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Churches completed in 1294