San Francesco a Ripa Rome: Bernini, Saint Francis and Trastevere Guide
San Francesco a Ripa is one of Trastevere’s most rewarding churches for travelers who want more than the neighborhood’s restaurants and evening atmosphere. The sanctuary is tied to the Roman memory of Saint Francis of Assisi and contains one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s most moving late sculptures, the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni. Because the church lies…