San Francesco delle Favete is a Roman Catholic church located in the old town of Apiro, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy.

History

Tradition holds that St Francis himself performed miracles at this 14th-century church. He was visiting the Benedictine monastery of Sant'Urbano dell’Esinante. They prompted him to build a convent and a church at the site. The convent was ruined over the ages. The site had a grotto used by Francis for prayer.[1] The Romanesque and Gothic style stone church retains traces of frescoes from the late 15th century in the apse. A façade and nave wall collapsed during the 2016 earthquake.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Comune of Apiro, Tourism entry on church.
  2. ↑ Cronache Maceratesi, article November 8, 2016.


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