Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo

Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
Façade of the church
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43°27′52.20″N 11°52′50.88″E / 43.4645000°N 11.8808000°E / 43.4645000; 11.8808000
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
DedicationSt Francis of Assisi
Architecture
Architect(s)Fra Giovanni da Pistoia
Groundbreaking1290
Administration
ArchdioceseFlorence
DioceseArezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro

The Basilica of San Francesco is a late Medieval church in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, dedicated to St Francis of Assisi. It is especially renowned for housing in the chancel the fresco cycle Legends of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca.


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