MY TOWN AND MY COUNTRY | Page 13

In addition to the statue,a Sanctuary was built in 1928. The church has three aisles. It is in Romanesque style and has got a linear front, preceded by a loggia pensile and stairs. On the principal door there is a mosaic representing the Saint and a rose window. The bell-tower has mullioned windows and a pyramidal roof.Inside there is a wooden statue representing Saint Francis that is worshipped by the believers. Behind the Church there is the cloister where some Minims friars live, a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Francis of Paola in fifteenthcentury.