San Francesco is a
Romanesque and
Gothic
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-style
Roman Catholic
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church located in the town of
Civitella del Tronto
Civitella del Tronto () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, within the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.
History
The origins of Civitella are unknown, though in the area have ...
, in the
province of Teramo
The Province of Teramo ( it, provincia di Teramo; Abruzzese: ') is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Teramo. The province has an area of , a population of 313,029 (2012), and is subdivided into 47 comunes ( i ...
,
Abruzzo
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, Italy.
History
This church was initially dedicated to San Ludovico; but rebuilt in 1326, under the patronage of
Robert of Anjou
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and Fra’ Guglielmo, a member of the family of De Savola, which included the Bishop of Alba, and later archbishop of Brindisi and Benevento. After various suppressions, the adjacent
Franciscan
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convent was closed finally in 1866.
The façade has a large rose window. The interior refurbished in Baroque style still houses a 15th-century cherry wood choir seats, with twisting columns. The nave columns retain Romanesque capitals. Much of its decoration was moved in 1924 to the church of
Santa Maria dei Lumi; its former silver cross in now in the church of
San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
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* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
. The monastery in 2016 houses a private restaurant and offices of the city hall.
Comune of Civitella del Tronto
entry on churches.
References
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14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Churches completed in 1326
Romanesque architecture in Abruzzo
Gothic architecture in Abruzzo
Churches in the province of Teramo