Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

Church in Assisi, Italy

The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi; Latin: Basilica Sancti Francisci Assisiensis) is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. It is a papal minor basilica and one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. With its accompanying friary, Sacro Convento, the basilica is a distinctive landmark to those approaching Assisi. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

Location	Assisi, Italy +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Denomination	Roman Catholic +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Website	www.sanfrancescoassisi.org +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

HISTORY

Status	Papal minor basilica +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Consecrated	1251 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

ARCHITECTURE

Designated	2000 (24th session) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Architect	Maestro Jacopo Tedesco +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Architectural type	Church +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Style	Romanesque, Italian Gothic +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Groundbreaking	1227 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

SPECIFICATIONS

Length	80 metres (260 ft) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Width	50 metres (160 ft) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Nave width	18 metres (59 ft) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

ADMINISTRATION

Diocese	Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Division	Pontifical Legation for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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