San Francisco el Grande

The Royal Basílica of St Francis the Great is a 18th-century neoclassical church known for having the largest dome in Spain (33 meters in diameter) and the fourth largest in Europe.

Located in the La Latina district, it features notable artwork, including paintings by Goya and Zurbarán, a museum, and impressive chapels,

The building was erected on the orders of Charles III on a site previously occupied by a primitive Franciscan convent (according to tradition founded by St Francis of Assisi in 1217),

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  1. xeverie's avatar
    xeverie

    I love Baroque churches in Europe especially Catholic art. Can you freight back a replica of The Apotheosis of Saint Francis” by José Casado del Alisal (the 30th picture, it is the same as the 12th?).

    I am inspired by the lower section where clergy and laypeople gathered around an altar for the celebration of the Eucharist and the transition above into a celestial vision, with angels, saints, and divine light.

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