The church erected between the 9th and 10th centuries, rises on the place where there used to be a more ancient religious building built in the 5th century for the wish of the bishop Neone (Basilica Apostolorum).
Since 1261 the church has been dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, in 1321 the funeral of Dante Alighieri was celebrated and still today it belongs to the so called “Dantesque part of town”. The church was restored several times both inside and outside and an important restoring took place in 1793 by Pietro Zumaglini. The underground crypt is what remains of the medieval basilica.
Ark stone with relics of Neone Bishop, in front of the crypt
Sarcophagus of Del Sale Family (left nave)
Chapel called the Da Polenta Family (left nave) – Fragments of frescoes by Pietro da Rimini (XIV sec.)
Chapel Dal Corno Family (right nave) – Fresco of the chapel decorated by Andrea Barbiani (1708-79). Glorification of St. Roch: four episodes of the life of the saint – I Barbiani – Angelo Longo Editore
Chapel Dal Corno Family – Madonna and Child with Saints Sebastian, Roch, Francesca and Camilla Dal Corno (Gaspare Sacchi, XVI sec.)
Francesco Longhi – Our Lady of the Assumption with the Saints Naborre and Felice and a Child – Oil on canvas 330×245 – I Longhi– Angelo Longo Editore
