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2 unusual facts about San Francesco a Ripa


San Francesco a Ripa

In the first chapel is a painting by Marten de Vos(1555), to the right is an Assumption by Antonio della Cornia, on the left, a Birth of the Virgin (1620) by Simon Vouet.

The Saint Francis is attributed to Fra Diego da Careri, the Trinity canvas by Paris Nogari.


Carlo Candida

In Rome Candida began setting up a hospital in 1841 in the outbuildings of the church of San Francesco at Ponte Sisto, run by papal officials who were also knights of the Order, though this was not long-lasting and closed after a fire in 1844.


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