San Francesco, Gubbio

San Francesco is a medieval Roman Catholic church in the lower town of Gubbio, Umbria, in Italy. St Francis of Assisi, who was closely associated with Gubbio, supposedly was once housed in a room adjacent to the church. Tradition holds that the site belonged to Giacomello Spadalunga, who clothed St Francis after his encounter with robber. Under the altar of San Carlo Borromeo are the remains of a blessed nun of a Franciscan order, Franceschina, who died on July 6, 1255 returning from Assisi.

San Francesco, Gubbio

San Francesco is a medieval Roman Catholic church in the lower town of Gubbio, Umbria, in Italy. St Francis of Assisi, who was closely associated with Gubbio, supposedly was once housed in a room adjacent to the church. Tradition holds that the site belonged to Giacomello Spadalunga, who clothed St Francis after his encounter with robber. Under the altar of San Carlo Borromeo are the remains of a blessed nun of a Franciscan order, Franceschina, who died on July 6, 1255 returning from Assisi.