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| maintainer   = Janez Premk
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{{Infobox
| name                = Franciscan Archives and Library, Ljubljana
| localname           = Frančiškanski arhivi in samostanska knjižnica Ljubljana
| street              = Prešernov trg 4
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| map = http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lon=14.50621&lat=46.05181&zoom=17&layer=mapnik
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 242 9300, 386 (0) 1 242 9310
| fax                 = 386 (0) 1 242 9313
| website = http://franciskani.rkc.si/index.php?id=51&fmod=2
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Stane Zore
| role                = Head
| email               = stane.zore@rkc.si
}}
}}

{{Teaser|
The Franciscan monastery, established [[established:: 1646]] in Ljubljana, still houses a precious library, but only registry data remain of the old monastery archives. In 2009 the [[Franciscan Archives and Library, Ljubljana|Franciscan Archives and Library]] loaned some items from its archive for an exhibition ''Copernicus in Slovenia'' which featured books by Nicolaus Copernicus and two Slovene astronomers at the [[National and University Library (NUK)]].
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== Background ==
The Franciscan Order came to Ljubljana in 1233. A church featuring Roman Baroque architecture was built in 1646 and a monastery was established in 1647. The interior of the church &ndash; notably [[Francesco Robba]]'s altar and the frescoes by [[Matej Sternen]] &ndash; is of major significance. After the closure of the monastery by Joseph II in 1784 the monastery buildings became a grammar school until 1903, when they were pulled down. 

== Collections ==
Since the monastery archives were not preserved, today's archival materials are of a recent date, comprising mostly birth, death, and marriage records; older documents are preserved at the [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia]]. However, the rich library contains 70,000 items, including 30,000 items which are more than 200 years old. Only a few items are listed in the  [[COBISS - Slovene Virtual Library|COBISS programme]] as the institution's classification system has not yet been digitised.

== See also ==
* [[Franciscan Archives and Library, Novo mesto]]
* [[Franciscan Archives and Library, Kamnik]]
* [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia]]
* [[Archiepiscopal Archives of Ljubljana]]

== External links ==
*[http://franciskani.rkc.si/index.php?id=51&fmod=2 Franciscan monastery in Ljubljana]
*[http://www.nuk.uni-lj.si/nukeng4.asp?id=483562867 An exhibition ''Copernicus in Slovenia'']


[[Category:Libraries]]
[[Category:Library institutions]]
[[Category:Church libraries]]

[[Category:Archives]]
[[Category:Archival institutions]]
[[Category:Church archives]]

[[Category:Slovene Impressionists and their Time]]