San Francesco a Ripa

The church of San Francesco a Ripa, actually San Francesco d'Assisi a Ripa Grande (Latin: Sancti Francisci Assisiensis ad Ripam maiorem ), is located in the Trastevere district of Rome, near the Aurelian walls, just 200 meters west of the Tiber.

During his visit to Rome in 1219, St. Francis of Assisi lived here in a hospice. The stone which the saint used as a pillow, and his crucifix should be left in the cell. His successor on the Board of the Franciscan Order, Rodolfo Anguillara that his tomb is in the habit of the Order, gave the order to build the church in the year in 1231. Their frescoes created Pietro Cavallini.

1680 replaced Cardinal Pallavicini Opizio the basilica by the current building, which is primarily distinguished by its rich sculptural decoration. Of particular interest are the monuments to the Cardinals Pallavicini Rospigliosi and in the transept chapel and the Paluzzi - Albertoni chapel on the left side of the nave with the sculpture " rapture of the Blessed Lodovica Albertoni " by Bernini.

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