Church of San Francisco de Sales (Madrid)

Church of San Francisco de Sales
Native name
Spanish: Iglesia de San Francisco de Sales
Location Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°27′16″N 3°42′14″W / 40.454517°N 3.703783°W / 40.454517; -3.703783Coordinates: 40°27′16″N 3°42′14″W / 40.454517°N 3.703783°W / 40.454517; -3.703783
Official name: Iglesia de San Francisco de Sales
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1996[1]
Reference no. RI-51-0009568
Location of Church of San Francisco de Sales in Spain

The Church of San Francisco de Sales (Spanish: Iglesia de San Francisco de Sales) is a church located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996.[1]

History

At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War the Fifth Regiment used the building of the Church of San Francisco de Sales as its headquarters.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain (Spanish).
  2. Comín Colomer, Eduardo (1973); El 5º Regimiento de Milicias Populares. Madrid.


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