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Churches and sanctuariesFree admission

Senise (Potenza)

Church and Convent of San Francesco

The church of San Francesco was built in the 13th century as the church of the Franciscan friars’ convent. The convent is now the town hall.

  • Opening hoursHours follow religious services
  • AdmissionFree admission
  • WhereVia Orientale, Senise
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What to see

  • The Gothic pointed-arch portal, in blocks of local stone carved with decorative motifs
  • The 17th-century stucco and the coffered wooden ceiling
  • The medieval frescoes and the funerary slabs
  • In the presbytery, the 16th-century polyptych by Simone da Firenze and the carved wooden choir
  • In the convent, the frescoes of the life of Saint Francis

How to get there

It is in Senise, in Via Orientale.

Useful information

It is best to check opening times before visiting. In the old village there is also the ethnographic museum. Discover Senise.

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