Temple of San Francisco

The San Francisco Temple is located in front of the Plaza de San Francisco in central Guanajuato, just a few steps from the Juarez Theatre. The San Francisco Temple consists of a tall, pink building built by the Franciscans in 1728 AD as a hospice. It was established next to the San Juan Bautista Temple, which later became part of the San Francisco Monastery. The monks decorated the interior of the San Francisco Temple with carved stone altars in the Baroque style of the time.