Iglesia de San Francisco (Caracas)

Iglesia de San Francisco ("San Francisco church") is a church in Caracas, Venezuela.[1] Dedicated to Francis of Assisi, it was built in 1593 under the design of Antonio Ruiz Ullán as an annex of the Convent of San Francisco (now the Palacio de las Academias). The church is notable as being the situ where Simón Bolívar received the title "El Libertador" (1813). His funeral occurred here in 1842.[2]

San Francisco Church and the legendary San Francisco Kapok

References

Lonely Planet
Ferguson, Glenn W. (2003). Tilting at Religion. Prometheus Books, Publishers. pp. 145–. ISBN 978-1-61614-136-3. Retrieved 23 May 2013.

Landmarks of Caracas
Museums	Alejandro Otero Museum Birthplace of Simón Bolívar Bolivarian Museum Boulevard of Sabana Grande, open-air museum Children's Museum William Phelps Ornithological Museum Fine Arts Museum Fine Arts Museum La Estancia Art Center National Art Gallery National Pantheon Science Museum Simón Bolívar Center Soto Sphere Arturo Michelena Museum	Plaza O’Leary
Religion	Bet-El Synagogue Tiféret Israel Synagogue Caracas Cathedral Iglesia de San Francisco La Chiquinquirá Church Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim Church of St. Constantine and Helena Caracas Venezuela Temple
Culture and sport	Aula Magna — UCV Brígido Iriarte Stadium Caracas Athenaeum Estadio Olímpico Estadio Universitario La Rinconada Hippodrome National Library National Theater Parque Cristal Poliedro de Caracas Teatro Municipal Teatro Simón Bolívar Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex University City
Government	Miraflores Palace Palacio de Justicia de Caracas Palacio de las Academias Palacio Federal Legislativo Palacio Municipal de Caracas Supreme Tribunal of Justice Yellow House
Public art	María Lionza (1951 statue) Monument to the National Heroes
Other	Boulevard of Sabana Grande Aerial Tramway Avenida Bolívar Carmelitas Post Office Centro Sambil Centro San Ignacio El Recreo Shopping Mall El Calvario El Hatillo El Silencio Humboldt Hotel La Casona La Pastora Las Mercedes Los Caobos Park Los Conductores del País Mural Metro Nuevo Circo Parque Central Complex Parque del Este Plaza Bolívar Plaza Francia Plaza Venezuela Quinta de Anauco Villa Planchart

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