The Daily Question
What is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual?
1. St Paul's Basilica
2. Basilica St Francis of Assisi
3. Basilica of St Mary Major
4. Basilica of the Holy Cross
2. Basilica St Francis of Assisi
3. Basilica of St Mary Major
4. Basilica of the Holy Cross
Your answer was: Basilica St Francis of Assisi
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Answer: The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died.
The Conventuals enjoy the privilege of caring for the tomb of St Francis at Assisi and that of St Anthony. With its accompanying friary, Sacred Convent, the basilica is a distinctive landmark to those approaching Assisi.
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'Assisi: Birthplace of St Francis'
on Vatican Notes Volume: 65; Issue: 372; Page:40-41; 2017
Basilica Of St. Francis Of Assisi
185-186 (1954)
The Conventuals enjoy the privilege of caring for the tomb of St Francis at Assisi and that of St Anthony. With its accompanying friary, Sacred Convent, the basilica is a distinctive landmark to those approaching Assisi.
'Assisi: Birthplace of St Francis'
on Vatican Notes Volume: 65; Issue: 372; Page:40-41; 2017
Basilica Of St. Francis Of Assisi
185-186 (1954)