Basilica of San Francesco

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The Basilica of San Francesco is a renowned medieval church in Arezzo, Italy, best known for housing Piero della Francesca’s celebrated fresco cycle "The Legend of the True Cross."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance masterpiece of early Renaissance painting ⓘ
artStyle Renaissance frescoes ⓘ
cityCentreLocation historic centre of Arezzo ⓘ
constructionEnd 14th century ⓘ
constructionStart 13th century ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro ⓘ
façadeStyle simple unfinished façade ⓘ
flooring stone pavement ⓘ
floorPlanType hall church ⓘ
hasApse polygonal apse ⓘ
hasArtworkBy Piero della Francesca ⓘ
hasBellTower yes ⓘ
hasChapel Bacci Chapel ⓘ
various side chapels ⓘ
hasFrescoCycle Stories of Saint Francis (various artists) ⓘ
The Legend of the True Cross ⓘ
hasInteriorDecoration frescoes ⓘ
painted cycles from different periods ⓘ
hasNaveType single nave ⓘ
hasPart Bacci Chapel ⓘ
hasRestoration 20th-century restoration campaigns ⓘ
hasWindows lancet windows ⓘ
heritageDesignation important monument of Arezzo ⓘ
houses The Legend of the True Cross ⓘ
knownFor The Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle ⓘ
liturgicalStatus parish church ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Latin Church ⓘ
locatedIn Arezzo ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ
mainChapel Bacci Chapel ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
municipality Comune di Arezzo ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
patronOfMainFrescoCycle Bacci family of Arezzo ⓘ
linked to: Bacci family
primaryFunction place of worship ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
region Province of Arezzo ⓘ
religiousOrder Franciscans ⓘ
linked to: Franciscan Order
roofType wooden truss roof ⓘ
secondaryFunction cultural heritage site ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Arezzo → hasLandmark → Basilica of San Francesco ⓘ
Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle → locatedIn → Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo ⓘ
linked to: Basilica of San Francesco