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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria

Plaza de San Francisco
(Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís)

San Francisco de Asís

St. Francis of Assisi

born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone
(1181/82 - 1226)
Italian friar and preacher. He founded among others the Franciscan Order. Saint Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1892

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / San Francisco de Asís

Description

Marble (?) statue of St. Francis in a niche in the church of St. Francis.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Juan Álvarez Lasso, Bustos, esculturas y monumentos en la ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Primera parte (2011) (on-line), p. 390.
Paroquia San Francisco de Asís, Callejero da Paroquia.

Locatie (N 28°6'12" - W 15°25'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca132; Photograph: 7 January 2015
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