“Missa est”, presentation to Regional Council

The church of San Lorenzo is the only one in the world where there have been two Eucharistic Miracles and parishioners are asked a prayer for the problems of the district.

The roof of St. Mary Help of Christians has a typical alpine aspect because there was no more money to complete the church.

In Santa Felicita is a relic of the Blessed Berta, stolen from the parish church of Cavriglia and making you learn the meaning of the Parables.

In the church of San Felice in Piazza, during the Second World War, was “hosted” and the Madonna of the end of the Mass, the children receive treats.

The Holy Family parish priest enters through a little tiny and while the altar boys wear a watch.

In the Basilica of Saints is a divertissement of Botticelli and the faithful receive the Eucharist kneeling.

In the church of San Marco Old Man has regained sight before the image of St. Anthony of Padua and the homily is a sports metaphor.

Tutto questo è parte essenziale del libro “Missa est”, the journalist Francesca Tofanari, che costituisce un contributo originale e profondo per conoscere una parte importante della realtà di Firenze, community life, combined with the right directions historical, curiosities and anecdotes, which takes place around churches representing centers on the social buttons, cultural and spiritual in everyday city.

It is a book that takes news articles written by the author from October 2013 in July 2014, Florentine on the issue of Corriere della Sera.

To write what he dictated his work as a journalist Francesca came into contact with young and vibrant priests, as well as more mature and charismatic religious representing points of reference not only for the communities in which they operate, but also to the identity of today's Florence, equate churches of the old town as other ecclesial that move in different districts of the city of Florence or Metropolitan Area.

The book will be presented in the Regional Council Friday 20 February at 17 Lilies in the Hall, in via Cavour 4, by our Director, Frank Mariani, che è anche un Vaticanista assieme a Eugenio Giani Consigliere Regionale, Alberto Nicoletti Holder Nicomp Publishing House, and author.

Nicola Nuti

By the number 52 - Year II 18/02/2015