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The Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Francesco Latin: Basilica Sancti Francisci Assisiensis) is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor—commonly known as the Franciscan Order—in Assisi Italy the city where St. Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. With its accompanying friary the basilica is a distinctive landmark to those approaching Assisi.
