San Francesco, Atri

San Francesco is a Baroque architecture, Roman Catholic church in Atri, Province of Teramo, Region of Abruzzo, Italy.

History

The first mention of the church is in documents from 1296. There are portions of the layout that date to the 13th-century, but the most of the church was destroyed during an earthquake in 1688, and reconstruction began in 1715 using designs of Giovanni Battista Gianni, and was completed by 1760.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Region of Abruzzo Tourism office.

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