St Francis of Assisi Church, dedicated to St Francis of Assisi (Maltese: San Franġisk t'Assisi), in Valletta (the capital city of Malta), was built in 1598 and was completed by 1607.[1]
After a few decades, however, the church developed structural defects and in 1681 it was built anew through the "munificence" of Grand MasterGregorio Carafa, whose coat of arms adorns the façade.
Interior of the church
The church was enlarged in the 1920s following plans by Emanuel Borg, which also included a dome. This implied the removal of some of the frescos by Giuseppe Calì, which were replaced with others by Gianni Vella.
^Rix, J. (2015). Malta and Gozo. Bradt Travel Guides Malta & Gozo. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 124. ISBN978-1-78477-025-9. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^"Church of St. Francis"(PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original(PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
