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The history of the magnificent Church of St. Francis of Assisi and its conventual complex in Brescia is a unique historical-artistic treasure. The Franciscan presence in the city dates back to the 13th century; it is said that the very Poverello of Assisi, returning from a meeting in Bergamo with St. Dominic, stayed for a few days in Brescia, at the Church of St. George. 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