Decorazione interna navata Chiesa di San Francesco (G. Bettini, Comune di Pisa)
Church of San Francesco
Chiesa e Chiostro di San Francesco dai tetti (A. Matteucci)History in a nutshell:built on a pre-existing church in 1261, its works continued until the 15th century, when the whole church was turned into a barrack and later became the Collegio della Sapienza (College of Wisdom), founded by Cosimo I de’ Mediciin 1543. It was the seat of the Inquisitioncourt in 1575 and in 1787 was donated to the Augustinians until the Napoleonic desecration. In this period, the convent became a hospital, and later a depot for artillery wagons. Only in 1901 was it returned to the Franciscans and reopened for worship.
