Rethymnon, Church of St Francis |
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Rethymnon, Church of St Francis
The church of St Francis was built in the Venetian period as the Franciscan Friary church. It is a single-aisled basilica with a wooden roof and an ornate Renaissance doorway in the Corinthian style. Two chapels are also preserved east of the church. The Turks converted the building into a poorhouse. They also built a girls' school next door in 1796 but the original building has been destroyed. The old school visible today - and still used as a primary school - was built in 1890.
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Continuing on our tour of the old town of Rethymnon, we come to another historic building, the church of St Francis or Agios Frangiskos, as it is known in Rethymnon. 
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