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Torna l’oro sulle Porte del Paradiso

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Back the gold on the doors of paradise

The restoration Opificio delle Pietre dure in Florence of the North Door of the baptistery of Florence by Lorenzo Ghiberti, going after 600 years after its construction, is getting exceptional results, beyond all expectations. Under the dirt and the surface deposits of centuries has resurfaced the splendid original gilding in reliefs. […]

Detti e Proverbi Fiorentini

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Sayings and Proverbs Fiorentini

When Monte Morello there has the hat, fiorentino piglia umbrella. Florentine said Meterological flavor. Usually clouds on the mountains north of Florence announce rain in the city and the plain. Editorial by the number 1 – The Year of 15/01/2014

Furto Cimitero: sparisce busto bambino alle Porte Sante

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Cemetery Theft: bust child disappears the Holy doors

Suffer a theft, whatever the object stolen, is always a trauma, as it is a subject, by third parties, a profound act coming to hurt you personally, invading your space and your possessions, and it is a criminal act if the theft is perpetrated not only in a graveyard, but the […]

Consigli per vivere felici con i conigli

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Tips to live happily with rabbits

Many years ago, When they talked about pets, usually referred to the dog and cat, man's best friend for excellence; but for a few years now, many people have chosen as the best friend the rabbit. The latest European statistics place the rabbit no less than third of […]

Nuovo Cardinale per Firenze

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New Cardinal to Florence

The city and the Archdiocese of Florence on Sunday, 12 January, has a new Cardinal. It is Mons. Gualtiero Bassetti, Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, born in Marradi, ordained in Florence, Vicar General and Bishop of Florence, before Massa Marittima-Piombino and then Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro. Born 71 years ago to Populate, location of the municipality […]

L’Africa di Tanzini in mostra fino al 30 gennaio

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The Africa Tanzini in view until 30 January

Continua fino al 30 January, alla Casa d’Aste Galleria Pananti di Firenze, la mostra di Armando Tanzini,“Do not forget Africa”. The exposure, visitabile tutti i giorni escluso i festivi con ingresso gratuito dalle ore 15,00 at 19,00, raggruppa 24 opere nella sede espositiva degli Archivi del Novecento a Firenze in viale del Poggio Imperiale n. […]

I 104 Cardinali di Firenze

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THE 104 Cardinals di Firenze

Con la nomina a Cardinale dell’Arcivescovo di Perugia, Mons. Gualtiero Bassetti, they are 104 i Cardinali fiorentini diventati Principi della Chiesa. La cifra si ottiene sommando tre elenchi: quello di Vescovi e Arcivescovi di Firenze elevati alla dignità cardinalizia, il secondo riguarda i fiorentini di nascita, o sacerdoti della diocesi, divenuti Cardinali, il terzo è quello […]

Quando il Vescovo di Firenze sposava la Badessa di San Pier Maggiore

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When the Bishop of Florence married the Abbess of San Pier Maggiore

Everyone knows, priests, Bishops and nuns can't marry. Yet up until 386 they were granted. The rule of celibacy, often disregarded during the middle ages, became binding only in 1564 with the Council of Trent. However Florence until 1585 He had a particular pantry, because the Bishop had the obligation, at its entrance […]

Sr Manuela prima direttrice fiorentina di S. Marta in Vaticano

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Sr Manuela before fiorentina Director of S. Marta in the Vatican

Sister Manuela Latini, Sisters of charity, fiorentina "pure – as likes to call – born in via Dell ' Orcagna", He lives in Scandicci, at the gates of Florence, but for many years was a prominent character in the tiny Vatican State, directing Santa Marta, the most exclusive hotel in Rome, the only present in Vatican, with marble […]

Al via il restauro della Loggia del Pesce

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The restoration of Loggia del Pesce

The Loggia del Pesce is a lodge in Florence situated in piazza dei Ciompi. Once its location was in old market square, on the site of today's piazza della Repubblica, and it was exactly on the West side, where today are the arcades on the side of the Cafe Gambrinus. The loggia was built between August […]