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Church of San Miniato


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Florence - Church of San Miniato
It seems that the Church of San Miniato was built in the XI century on the preexistent Oratory of San Miniato, an Armenian prince and the first Florentine evangelist who was killed by Romans in 249 a.C. The Church of San Miniato is the most important example of the real Florentine Romanic style. The extraordinary façade of this Church has inspired many artists like Alberti who took it as a starting point to finish the Church of Santa Maria Novella in the XV century. On the right side of the Church there is the Palace of the Bishops while on the left side there are the ruins of the old walls of the city; in 1529 Michelangelo worked here because Florence was besieged by the Spanish troupes of Charles the V. In 1013, the mortal remains of San Miniato were laid in the Church.


 

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