Landmark
Chiesa dei Santi Francesco e Giustina
A Franciscan church of Gothic origin with a 19th-century façade.
A single-nave church with five apse chapels, built as the Franciscan convent church. Since the early 19th century it also hosts the parish of Santa Giustina, hence the double dedication.
Fact sheet
- Period
- 1297–1300; ampliata nel 1413; campanile 1520; facciata 1853–1896
- Style
- Gothic structure, neoclassical façade
History
Built between 1297 and 1300 as the Franciscan convent church, it was enlarged in 1413; the bell tower dates from 1520. When the nearby church of Santa Giustina, on today's Piazza Garibaldi, was demolished in 1809, its parish moved here. The church was consecrated in 1837 and the present façade dates from 1853–1896.
Facts checked against the listed sources on Sun, 4 Oct
Piazzale San Francesco 6, 45100 Rovigo