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Basilica of Saint Clare (Basilica di Santa Chiara)
The Basilica of Santa Chiara is regarded to be one of the oldest standing Gothic-Italian styled structure in Assisi. It was designed by Filippo da Campello in 1257 and consecrated in 1965. It stands in Piazza Santa Chiara over the pre-existing Church of San Giorgio in which the remains of St. Francis were laid for 4 years. The facade of Santa Chiara Basilica is very simple, built in simple horizontal rows of pink and white stone. Two lions stand at the sides of the portal, and there is a rose window with concentric circles, as well as small columns in the middle of the facade. Inside the basilica, there are several frescoes from the school of Giotto: the cross that reportedly spoke to St. Francis in San Damiano stands in the Chapel of the Crucifix (originally part of the Church of San Giorgio). In the front there are relics, including the prayer book and cassock of St. Francis and the embroidered shirt, as well as the cassock and cloak of St. Chiara. The crypt is reached via stairs in the nave. It was built between 1850 and 1872 and is now the resting place of St. Chiara.
