Franciscan

List of Places

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  • Basilica di San Francesco Assisi, Italy 1228-53

    Housing the tomb of St. Francis and filled with spectacular medieval frescoes by Giotto, this church is Assisi's crowning glory. It is a major place of pilgrimage for St. Francis devotees and art lovers alike.

  • Basilica di Santa Chiara Assisi, Italy

    This 13th-century church is the final resting place of St. Clare, the beloved friend of St. Francis and founder-abbess of the Order of the Poor Clares. It also contains important Franciscan relics.

  • Santa Maria degli Angeli Assisi, Italy

    This grand Baroque basilica houses the small Porziuncola, a chapel restored by St. Francis and the place where St. Clare took her vows, as well as the humble cell in which St. Francis died.

  • Eremo delle Carceri Assisi, Italy

    A peacefully isolated church and monastery in the wooded slopes outside Assisi's walls, this was the first monastic home of St. Francis and his followers.

  • San Damiano Convent Assisi, Italy 1205

    This church and convent outside the city walls is where the crucifix spoke to St. Francis, prompting him to repair it and begin his ministry. Later, his friend St. Clare lived and died here.

  • I Frari Venice, Italy 1330

    A Franciscan church built in 1330, I Frari is best known for its masterpieces by Titian and other artists.

  • Church Where Jesus Wept Jerusalem, Israel

    This Franciscan church marks the spot where Jesus wept over the future destruction of Jerusalem. There is a beautiful view of Temple Mount from here.

  • Franciscan Church Salzburg, Austria

    Built in the 13th century over an earlier church, this small edifice next to the cathedral is interesting for its venerable age and mixture of styles.

  • Cana 1881 (church)

    Some scholars think this site, known as Khirbet Cana, is the Cana in which Jesus performed his first miracle of turning water into wine at a wedding.

  • Franciscan Monastery Croatia

    The main architectural attraction on Lopud Island in Croatia is the 15th-century Franciscan Monastery, which contains some fine Renaissance artworks.

  • Franciscan Friary Dubrovnik, Croatia

    The highlights of this peaceful monastery are the Romanesque cloisters with carved capitals, the Franciscan Museum, and what claims to be the oldest working pharmacy in the world.