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St. Francis Franciscan Church

Biserica Sfântul Francisc
St. Francis Franciscan Church
Biserica Sfântul Francisc
Biserica romano- catolica Sf. Francisc (fosta manastire franciscana) (20)
Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Nagyszeben, Sibiu
Address:
Str. Şelarilor 12-14,
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7971846243, 24.1556827743
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History

The monastery of the Cistercian nuns ceased to exist when the town became Lutheran. The building was used as a grannary and became dilapidated. In 1716 it was taken over by the Franciscans. The crypt also shelters, among others, the tombstone of Haller János, the governor of Transylvania who died in 1786. In the vestibule is a 15th century lime wood statue of Mary holding Jesus in her arms.

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