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San Francesco, Narni
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'''Santa Francesco''' is a late [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style, [[Roman Catholic]] church, located near the Palazzo dei Priori, in the town of [[Narni]], province of Terni, region of [[Umbria]], Italy.
The plain exterior of the church is dominated by an awkward broad but sculpted portal arch, surmounted by an aedicule and a now rectangular window. The interior however sports three naves separated by delicate columns delineating side chapels, and ribbed apse and ceilings characteristic of Gothic buildings; the layout is generally that of Latin Cross. Like many [[Franciscan]] churches the interior was profusely frescoed.
It is said the church was built atop the spot where St Francis resided while in Narni. He had been invited to the town by the then bishop Ugolino, and putatively completed a series of miracles. Construction seems to have started soon after his death, and some cite completion of the church and adjacent convent by 1260.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2QWiepo Descrizione delle chiese di Narni e suoi dintorni: le piú importanti], by Giovanni Eroli; Tipografia Erignani, Narni (1898); page 245-246.</ref>
The convent changed hands during the following centuries, and after suppression under French rule, the church was utilized as a warehouse and stables. Restoration and reconsecration occurred in 1885 under the patronage of the Eroli family and the Confraternity of the Misericordia.<ref> Eroli, page 257</ref>
Under the main altar are the relics of the blessed Matteo Prosperi.<ref> Eroli, page 249.</ref>
Among the most decorated of the chapels is the one on the right belonging to the Eroli family. The church was frescoed circa 1461 likely by [[Pier Antonio Mezzastris]], and depicts eight scenes of the ''Life of St Francis'':<ref> Eroli, page 256-57.</ref>
On left:
*1) ''St Francis expells demons from [[Arezzo]]''
*2) ''Dream of [[Pope Innocent III]]'', occurring after denying Francis the permission to found monastic order; he dreamt of Francis holding up the Basilica of [[San Giovanni Laterano]]. This led this Pope to approve his monastic vows.
*3) ''St Francis and his companions find approval with the pope''.
*4) ''Encounter of Francis and [[St Dominic]] in India''
On Right: ''Encounter of Francis and the Cardinal and Bishop of Ostia'', wherein Francis predicts his future ascent; and three depictions of ''Miracles of Francis in Narni''
The sacristy has frescoes by [[Alessandro Torresani]] depicting an ''Annuciation'', ''Adoration by the Magi'', ''Marriage at Cana'', and ''Christ the Redeemer''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2BUO7nU Comune of Narni, tourism site],</ref>
==References==
[[Category:13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings]]
[[Category:Churches in the province of Terni]]
[[Category:Romanesque architecture in Umbria]]
[[Category:Gothic architecture in Umbria]]
The plain exterior of the church is dominated by an awkward broad but sculpted portal arch, surmounted by an aedicule and a now rectangular window. The interior however sports three naves separated by delicate columns delineating side chapels, and ribbed apse and ceilings characteristic of Gothic buildings; the layout is generally that of Latin Cross. Like many [[Franciscan]] churches the interior was profusely frescoed.
It is said the church was built atop the spot where St Francis resided while in Narni. He had been invited to the town by the then bishop Ugolino, and putatively completed a series of miracles. Construction seems to have started soon after his death, and some cite completion of the church and adjacent convent by 1260.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2QWiepo Descrizione delle chiese di Narni e suoi dintorni: le piú importanti], by Giovanni Eroli; Tipografia Erignani, Narni (1898); page 245-246.</ref>
The convent changed hands during the following centuries, and after suppression under French rule, the church was utilized as a warehouse and stables. Restoration and reconsecration occurred in 1885 under the patronage of the Eroli family and the Confraternity of the Misericordia.<ref> Eroli, page 257</ref>
Under the main altar are the relics of the blessed Matteo Prosperi.<ref> Eroli, page 249.</ref>
Among the most decorated of the chapels is the one on the right belonging to the Eroli family. The church was frescoed circa 1461 likely by [[Pier Antonio Mezzastris]], and depicts eight scenes of the ''Life of St Francis'':<ref> Eroli, page 256-57.</ref>
On left:
*1) ''St Francis expells demons from [[Arezzo]]''
*2) ''Dream of [[Pope Innocent III]]'', occurring after denying Francis the permission to found monastic order; he dreamt of Francis holding up the Basilica of [[San Giovanni Laterano]]. This led this Pope to approve his monastic vows.
*3) ''St Francis and his companions find approval with the pope''.
*4) ''Encounter of Francis and [[St Dominic]] in India''
On Right: ''Encounter of Francis and the Cardinal and Bishop of Ostia'', wherein Francis predicts his future ascent; and three depictions of ''Miracles of Francis in Narni''
The sacristy has frescoes by [[Alessandro Torresani]] depicting an ''Annuciation'', ''Adoration by the Magi'', ''Marriage at Cana'', and ''Christ the Redeemer''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2BUO7nU Comune of Narni, tourism site],</ref>
==References==
[[Category:13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings]]
[[Category:Churches in the province of Terni]]
[[Category:Romanesque architecture in Umbria]]
[[Category:Gothic architecture in Umbria]]
December 31, 2018 at 12:40PM
