Franciscans
Members of Catholic religious orders that follow a body of regulations known as "The rule of St. Francis"
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque | ||
| Aranjuez | Real Convento de San Pascual: founded by King Charles III of Spain as a Franciscan monastery and built from 1765 to 1770 (wiki) | |
| Arequipa | San Francisco church | |
| Assisi | ||
| Bethlehem | The site also includes Latin, Greek Orthodox, Franciscan and Armenian convents and churches.... | |
| Camino Real | Former convent of San Francisco in Tepeji del Río - established in 1560 by the Franciscans (AB ev) | |
| Colonia del Sacramento | The remains of a Franciscan monastery | |
| Dubrovnik | Franciscan Monastery | |
| Florence | The Basilica di Santa Croce is the principal Franciscan church in Florence (wiki) | |
| Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda | ||
| Lima | Monastery of San Francisco | |
| Lübeck | Katharinenkloster | |
| Mafra Palace, Convent and Royal Hunting Park | Held a Franciscan monastery for 300 friars | |
| Mbanza Kongo | Franciscan sisters’ complex (school, convent and Church of St. Anthony, built from 1933 onwards). | |
| Morelia | Franciscan Monastery | |
| Old City of Acre | St John Church | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Church of the Holy Sepulchre | |
| Old Rauma | "The city is built around a Franciscan monastery; its church still exists" (AB evaluation) | |
| Old Town of Galle | Remains of Franciscan chapel that was built in 1543 | |
| Olinda | Franciscan Monastery | |
| Popocatepetl monasteries | ||
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Capuchin monastery in Monterosso al Mare | |
| Querétaro | La Santa Cruz | |
| Quito | Monastery o San Fransico | |
| São Francisco Square | "The Franciscan complex is an example of the typical architecture of the religious order developed in north-eastern Brazil" (unesco website) | |
| Salzburg | Franciscan Church | |
| San Antonio Missions | founded by Franciscan missionaries | |
| Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca | San Francisco Church | |
| Spissky Hrad and Levoca | Minorite Church in Levoca | |
| Stralsund and Wismar | Franciscan monasteries at both Stralsund and Wismar | |
| Val di Noto | St. Francis Church at Ragusa, Franciscan convent at Caltagirone | |
| Vienna | Franciscan Church | |
| Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont | The historical hospital Santo Spirito at Nizza Monferrato used to be run by the Franciscans | |
| Zamosc | Franciscan Church |
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