San Miniato Monastary

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San Miniato Monastary

Tuscany, Italy

National heritage site

The origins of San Miniato go back to Etruscans and Roman times as can be seen by the remains of those civilizations. Colonized by the Augustan legionaries San Miniato later was a military post with the name of “Quarto”, but only as a consequence of the Longobards’ invasion it became a village.

In 783 the Longobards built a church here and consecrated it to the martyr Saint Miniato, whence the present name of the town.

On his way home from Pisa, Saint Francis of Assisi travelled to the top of the San Miniato hill and founded the historic Convent on the year 1211.

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San Miniato Monastary by ~ Selle
San Miniato Monastary by ~ Selle
  • Denky

    Denky

    Is this the start of a European theme in your works Ally? Great colours and composition – nice work!

  • ~ Selle replied

    Yes – it’s raining so I’m reviewing my Europe pics…. there’s slim pickings given it was just a pocket digital camera ;)

  • Jellybean720

    Jellybean720

    This is Beautiful.. GREAT CAPTURE :))

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