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Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo
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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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Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo | |
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![]() Façade of the church | |
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43°27′52.20″N 11°52′50.88″E | |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Dedication | St Francis of Assisi |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Fra Giovanni da Pistoia |
Groundbreaking | 1290 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Florence |
Diocese | Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro |
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