Santa Francesca Romana

Santa Francesca Romana
Basilica of Saint Frances of Rome
Santa Maria Nova
Basilica di Santa Francesca Romana
Travertine façade (1615) and 12th-century Romanesque bell-tower
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41°53′28.21″N 12°29′19.87″E / 41.8911694°N 12.4888528°E / 41.8911694; 12.4888528
LocationPiazza di Santa Francesca Romana, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
Religious orderOlivetan Benedictine
History
Statusminor basilica, titular church
Founded8th–10th centuries AD
Founder(s)Pope Paul I
DedicationFrances of Rome
Dedicated16th century
Earlier dedicationMary
Relics heldFrances of Rome
Architecture
Architectural typeRomanesque
Administration
DioceseRome

Santa Francesca Romana (Italian: Basilica di Santa Francesca Romana), previously known as Santa Maria Nova, is a Catholic church situated next to the Roman Forum in the rione Campitelli in Rome, Italy.

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