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Category Archives: churches
Funny things about my blog
I use WordPress for my blog and one of the screens shows stats on what posts have been viewed each day. It find it fascinating to look at this page to see who searched for what as some of the … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Florence, Galileo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Santa Croce
Tagged Bratislava, Dante, Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Florence, Galileo, Michelangelo, Santa Croce
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Complesso del Duomo
The last church on my Verona Card, but the most grand! The original church was consecrated by my newly found favorite saint, San Zeno, in 362-380, but soon turned out to be too small and several decades later was replaced … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Titian, Verona
Tagged Complesso del Duomo, Titian, Verona, Verona Card
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Chiesa di San Fermo Maggiore
Next stop on my Verona Card! Chiesa di San Fermo Maggiore! Okay, I’m not going to lie about it, after my visit to the Basilica di San Zeno, I just didn’t find the Chiesa di San Fermo Maggiore all that … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Verona
Tagged Basilica di San Zeno, Chiesa di San Fermo Maggiore, L'Olivo, Piazza Bra, San Fermo, Verona, Verona Card
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Basilica di San Zeno
Several weeks ago I wrote a post about meeting an Indian (from India, not an American Indian!) and we had a discussion about religion during which he told me that there are literally millions of Gods in Hinduism. This was … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Romeo & Juliet, Verona
Tagged Basilica di San Zeno, Hinduism, patron saint of anglers, patron saint of children learning to speak and walk, patron saint of fishermen, patron saint of newborn babies, Patron Saint of Verona, Romeo & Giulietta, Romeo & Juliet, Saint Zeno, San Zeno, San Zeno che ride, Shakespeare, Verona
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Chiesa di Santa Anastasia
The Chiesa di Santa Anastasia is on the very same street on which I live. The basilica was started in 1290 and completed in 1481. It is a beautiful church with several lovely chapels, vaulted ceilings with floral motifs and many … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Verona
Tagged "the hunchbacks", Chiesa di Santa Anastasia, Verona
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Arrivederci Puccini!
Tonight is my last night in Lucca so I went to another of the aria performances held at San Giovanni. I mentioned in a prior post that the town is being dressed up for the reopening of the Puccini Museum … Continue reading
The Museum of San Marco – update
I had to go back the museum today and snag some more photos. Again, no flash!!! I have appended my earlier post to include the new photos. One other huge plus to this museum is that it has one of … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Fra' Angelico
Tagged Firenze, Florence, Fra' Angelico, museum of San Marco
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Dante Alighieri
Has there ever been anyone alive or dead that you just felt you had some strange connection with, or maybe just an unusual curiosity, and needed to get to the bottom of it? There has been something nagging at me … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Dante Alighieri, Florence
Tagged Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Florence
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The Museum of San Marco
I wasn’t even sure I would visit this museum while in Firenze. It wasn’t on my short list but I happened to be in the neighborhood today so figured why not? Oh my! I am so glad I did! I … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Florence, Fra' Angelico
Tagged Fra' Angelico, museum of San Marco
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San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo was the parish church of the Medici family and they didn’t spare a penny on it! The church contains bronze pulpits by Donatello and a staircase designed by Michelangelo. Also lovely little chapels and plenty of frescos! Most … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Donatello, Florence, Medici, Michelangelo
Tagged Donatello, Firenze, Florence, Medici, Michelangelo, San Lorenzo
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