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The Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi is a basilica , which overlap two buildings: One says "lower church, built into the rock from one side Mount Subiaso between 1228 and 1230 , and the other says " upper church, built over between 1230 and 1253 in the Gothic style. The bell tower is Romanesque. The two buildings together under the same name are registered since 2000 on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.

Summary 1 History 2 Views 3 External Links 4 Notes and references

History

In 1228 , Gregory IX is to Assisi and proceeds to the canonization of St. Francis in the Church of St. George, where his body rests. At the request of the pope , Brother Elias of Cortona , minister general of the Franciscan Order from 1232 to 1239, soon began construction of the basilica where to base the saint's body in the crypt.

The lower church recorded in the same rock (Collis Inferni) being completed is 25 May 1230 that the body of St. Francis is transferred secretly and so well hidden in the crypt that it was not until 1818 that it was rediscovered.

The second church (Colle del Paradiso) is elevated above the first non-stop building work until 1253. The latter includes, in the nave, the frescoes of Giotto , depicting the life of St. Francis in 28 tables.

In 1253 , Innocent IV dedicated the basilica built completely and now called Head and Mother of the Order of Friars Minor. Benedict XIV to the rank of patriarchal basilica and papal chapel in 1754.

The earthquake of 26 September 1997 damaged the city and especially the Basilica of St. Francis, whose roof of the upper basilica kills four people ^Views

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  Basilica
  and the convent.
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  Plaza to the entrance of the lower church and bell tower.
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  Porch Revival (1487) and portal Gemini XIV ^century.
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  Detailed geminate warhead.
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  Rosette porch.
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  The crypt and the tomb of St. Francis.
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  Lower church.
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  Nave of the upper church.

External Links

• (En) Sheet on the site Structurae

References