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The church of San Donato was founded in the 12th century as a Benedictine monastery of Vallombrosian rule, dependent on the abbey of San Michele in Passignano. The Latin cross-shaped building has lost its original Romanesque forms, except for the octagonal tiburium. The interior, with a single nave, has a Baroque appearance dating from the end of the 17th century. The neo-Romanesque gabled facade is the result of a restoration (1940-1942) that erased the previous 18th-century facade.

The church of San Francesco di Pisa was built between the 13th and the 17th century. The single-nave church plan is from the 13th century, the cloisters and the 15th century chapel, the facade was completed in 1603. Used as a military warehouse from1861, the church was reused only in 1901.

The church of San Francesco a Ripa is a sacred building whose origin dates back to the 13th century. In 1603, a restoration of the medieval church began in the choir area, based on a project by Onorio Longhi; the same architect also renovated the transept and the naves. From 1681, thanks to the funding of Cardinal Lazzaro Pallavicino, who died in 1680 and is buried in the church, the building underwent a radical restoration including the demolition and reconstruction of the hall, designed by Mattia de Rossi; the work was completed in 1701. During the French occupation, many works of art were sent to France as part of the Napoleonic spoliations. The church owes its name to its proximity to the suppressed port of Ripa Grande, which overlooked the Tiber until the 19th century.

The church of San Francesco all'Immacolata is an imposing temple, the second largest church in Messina. It is the first temple of the Franciscan order in Sicily, built during the Angevin period in 1254 in honour of St. Francis, only 28 years after his death, at the request of some of the nobles of Messina and the friars themselves.

The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi was built from 1255 to 1277, but its interior was redesigned several times from the fifteenth century. The church was badly damaged during the Second World War and restored after the war on the model of Sant'Agostino (Palermo).

The church of San Francesco d'Assisi was erected for the first time in medieval times, but its distinctive Baroque style was given to it during a renovation between 1608 and 1761.

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Baroque building whose ancient core dates back to the 13th century. Subsequent alterations between the 17th and 18th centuries radically changed the structure, hiding the original medieval lines. The façade, built on two levels, was rebuilt in 1736 by Mauro Manieri.

The church of San Francesco della Vigna is the second-largest Franciscan church in Venice after the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. The place owes its name to the vines that were grown here. The first church, in Gothic style with three naves, was built in the 13th century. In the 16th century, due to the need of the population, which had settled in the area of the Venetian Arsenale, to have a new place of worship where to pray, and as the building itself threatened to collapse, it was decided to intervene by rebuilding it according to Sansovino's project and the first stone was laid on 15 August 1534 by the Doge Andrea Gritti. The convent was suppressed in 1810, the church became a parish and remained so after the re-establishment of the Minor Observants in 1836.

The church of San Francesco di Paola dates back to the 16th century. The façade dates from the end of the 18th century when it was rebuilt after the damage caused by the earthquake of 1783. The church had previously undergone other restorations, especially after the earthquake of 1638. The facade has two bell towers, among which the decorated gable in neoclassical style stands out, supported by two pilasters of Corinthian order resting on a large base.

The Church of San Francesco da Paola is a church in the historic centre of Gallipoli, built in 1621 as part of the convent of the Frati Minimi. The convent was suppressed on 4 January 1809 and the building was used for various civil purposes until it was abandoned. It is currently in ruins. The church is the seat of the Confraternity of Santa Maria ad Nives or Cassopo.