APSES CHURCH OF SAINT FRANCIS
Antonello from Messina
1254
The painting "the Mercy with three angels" recalls in the background the City of Messina with the apse of the gotica Church of Saint Francisco
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APSES CHURCH OF SAINT FRANCIS |
Antonello from Messina |
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1254 |
The painting "the Mercy with three angels" recalls in the background the City of Messina with the apse of the gotica Church of Saint Francisco |
The Church of Saint Francis was built up from the Franciscan smaller friars towards the half of the XIII sec. outside walls them of the city, com' was custom of the order, on the left river of the Boccetta Torrent. The construction of the Tempio happened under pontificato of Alexander YOU that it sended the first stone from blessed he in 1254.
The architectonic style of the system, basilican plant, navata cover to capriate lignee and only, seems to rifare itself to the gotico-provenzale even if some historians of the art think features of the only example of architecture angioina in Sicily. The Church, restored after the earthquake of 1908, guarded numerous pregevoli destroyed gone works of art.
In the Tempio numerous personalities between which were buried Queen Elisabetta di Carinzia with i sons Federico IV the Simple one, king of Sicily, Guglielmo and Giovanni duca of Randazzo. In 1535 it came elevated to the rank of Real Nail head from Carl V.
