San Francesco d'Assisi (Palermo)

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The Church of San Francesco d'Assisi
Church interior

The Church of San Francesco d'Assisi in Palermo is a Gothic basilica .

history

There is evidence of a Franciscan settlement in Palermo as early as 1235, the buildings of which were badly damaged at the instigation of the Palermitan clergy. Gregory IX. instructed the Archbishop of Messina to repair the damage. The current church was built between 1255 and 1277 as a three-aisled structure. The portal dates from 1302. The interior was redesigned several times from the 15th century. Artists who contributed to the decor include Domenico Gagini and Antonello Gagini and Giacomo Serpotta . In 1924 the church was given the honorary title of papal minor basilica .

San Francesco was badly damaged in World War II and after the war it was rebuilt on the model of Sant'Agostino .

The church is connected to a monastery of the Franciscan conventuals (seat of the Provinciale Curia and the Biblioteca Francescana) . Right next to the church, in Via Immacolatella, are the Oratorio dell'Immacolatella and the Oratorio di San Lorenzo , which are characterized by rich stucco decorations by Giacomo Serpotta .

organ

The organ was built in 1961 by the Tamburini organ builder. The instrument stands directly behind the altar on the choir wall. It has 46 stops on three manual works and a pedal.

I Positivo Cc 4
Principals 8th'
Flauto a camino 8th'
Ottava 4 ′
Flauto 4 ′
Decimaquinta 2 ′
Decimanona 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Cornetto II 2 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Ripieno V 2 ′
Clarinetto 8th'
Campane
tremolo
II Grand'Organo Cc 4
Principals 16 ′
Principals 8th'
Flauto traverso 8th'
Ottava 4 ′
Flauto 4 ′
Decimaseconda 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Decimaquinta 2 ′
Gran ripieno VII 2 ′
Tromba 8th'
Voce umana 8th'
III Espressivo Cc 4
Bordoncino 16 ′
Corno di notte 8th'
Salicionale 8th'
Viola di gamba 8th'
Principalino 8th'
Flauto ottaviante 4 ′
Nazardo 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Silvestre 2 ′
Terza 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Pieno V 2 ′
Cornetto combinato 8th'
oboe 8th'
Voce celeste 8th'
Campane 8th'
tremolo
Pedals Cg 1
Acustico 32 ′
Contrabbasso 16 ′
Subbasso 16 ′
Bordone 16 ′
Gran Quinta 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Basso 8th'
Bordone 8th'
Amabile 8th'
Corno 4 ′
Trombones 16 ′
Trombones 8th'
Claroncino 4 ′

literature

Location map
  • Francescanesimo e cultura in Sicilia (secc. XIII – XVI). Atti del Convegno internazionale di studio nell'ottavo centenario della nascita di S. Francesco d'Assisi (Palermo, 7-12 March 1982). Officina di Studi Medievali, Palermo 1987 ( Schede medievali 12/13, ISSN  0392-5404 = Collana franciscana 2).
  • Diego Ciccarelli, Armando Bisanti (eds.): Francescanesimo e civiltà siciliana nel Quattrocento. Atti del Convegno di studi Palermo-Carini-Gibilmanna, 25-31 October 1992. Officina di Studi Medievali, Palermo 2000 ( Schede medievali 32/33).
  • Diego Ciccarelli / Ed.): La Biblioteca Francescana di Palermo. Officina di Studi Medievali, Palermo 1995 ( Schede medievali 26/27 = Collana franciscana 4).
  • Biagio Salerno: Le matrici tipologiche dell'architettura francescana conventuale. La chiesa e il convento di San Francesco d'Assisi in Palermo. Tesi di Laurea in Architettura, University of Palermo, a. a. 2006-2007, abstract

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento from April 13, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) (Italian)

Web links

Commons : San Francesco d'Assisi (Palermo)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  E