The Church of San Francesco d’Assisi is a church located in Piazza San Francesco, in Matera. The church, built in Baroque style, is dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi, after the saint visited Matera in 1218. SHORT HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF SAN FRANCESCO D’ASSISI The current church was built in the first half of the 13th century on the place of a hypogean church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. The ancient church can still be accessed today through a trap door from the third chapel on the left. The church was enlarged in the 15th century, and many transformations were subsequently made until the 18th century, when it assumed its current state, with the construction of the Baroque facade by the architects Vito Valentino and Tommaso Pennetta. ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE CHURCH OF SAN FRANCESCO D’ASSISI The Baroque facade houses three statues in the upper part, with the Virgin Mary in the center, and Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Anthony of Padua on the sides. The interior consists of a single nave, with side chapels and a beautiful painted ceiling. The nave ends with the quadrangular apse, introduced by a pointed arch and covered Read more [...]
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