Annecy. Eglise de St. François de Sales

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Church of Saint Francois de SalyaTserkov St. Francis (Eglise de St. François de Sales) takes the place of the church of the first monastery of the Order of Visitation, founded by Francis de Sales and Jeanne de Chantal in 1610. It was rebuilt in 1644 in the architectural style of the Counter-Reformation. Until the end of the XVIII century it served as a room where the graves of its founders. In 1795, due to the abolition of the clergy property, monastery and church was converted into a factory calico. Restored 90th. XIX century, the church was annexed to the Italian community in 1923. Large altar of the choir of the church - the reconstruction of the XIX century. The altars of the lateral chapels and gilded statue of Jeanne de Chantal is an excellent example of the Baroque style of the XVIII century.