Monastery St. Francis

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Monastery St. Francis

Monastery of St. Francis

The church of St. Francis was built in the 15th century. Then it possessed elements of Gothic, but today, after some editing and modeling, it has the style of the 19th century. In the 16th century the church was enlarged and got a Renaissance chapel. The monastery of St. Francis is composed of a large and a small cloister. The large cloister was used for liturgical celebrations and the burials of locals. Today, on the ground floor of the large cloister is a museum with numerous exhibited samples, among which the special wooden relief of the Virgin and Child stands out. Madonna is the work of Andrea da Murano, and dates back to the the 15th century. In the courtyard of the monastery is a garden with many herbs and olive trees that perfectly complement the Monastery of St. Francis.

Category: Temple- church- mosque,

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Address:
Trg sv. Frane, Cres 51557 (Otok Cres)

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GPS coordinates:
44.958126, 014.411944 (44°57’29.2″N, 014°24’43.0″E)

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Website:
www.cres-samostan.com

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Email:
samostan.cres@ofmconv.hr

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Size (small/medium/big):
Medium

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Working hours:
Museum-Summer working hours: 10:00-12:00h and 16:00-18h; winter working hours: by arrangement
Masses-Weekdays: 07:30h; Sunday and on feast days: 09:00 and 19:00h

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Required time for sightseeing:
30 min

GPS coordinates: 44.958126, 014.411944 (44°57’29.2″N, 014°24’43.0″E)

Address: Trg sv. Frane, Cres 51557 (Otok Cres)
The St. Francis monastery is located on the St. Francis Square (around 500 meters from the old town of Cres and the Frano Petrić Square)

Translations:
If you are driving with a car, show this translation to the taxi driver:
Molim Vas da me odvezete do samostana sv. Frane koji se nalazi na Trgu sv. Frane (od starog dijela grada Cresa glavnog trga, Trga Frane Petrića udaljen je oko 500 metara). Hvala!

You must also show to the taxi driver that he must turn on the taximeter:
Molim Vas uključite taksimetar. Hvala!

Additional translation:
Please can you tell me how to find this sight:
Molim Vas da me uputite prema samostanu sv. Frane koji se nalazi na Trgu sv. Frane (od starog dijela grada Cresa glavnog trga, Trga Frane Petrića udaljen je oko 500 metara). Hvala!