San Francesco is a 15th-century,

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church and convent located on the Via Ducale connecting the town of Barga with the lower valley, in the region of

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, Italy.

History

The church houses a 15th-century

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works by the studio of

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.Comune of Barga
entry on church. The convent features a fifteenth-century cloister inspired by Franciscan simplicity. The altarpiece with the Nativity can be traced to around 1500.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Francesco Barga Roman Catholic churches in Tuscany Churches in the province of Lucca 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Buildings and structures in Barga, Tuscany