Distant view of Florence in Tuscany, Italy, from the Convent of St Francis (Convento di San Francesco) in the hilltop town of Fiesole.

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Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy: distant view of Florence and cross outside the convent of St Francis (Convento di San Francesco) on Via San Francesco. From the Piazza Mino da Fiesole, the town’s main square, the steep Via San Francesco leads to the top of a hill where once stood the ancient citadel of Etruscan Fiesole. It was here that, in 1399, the Convento di SanFrancesco was built for the minor friars (Frati Minori) of the Franciscan Order. The convent replaced an earlier chapel and small house, built around 1330 to accommodate a congregation of Benedictine nuns. The Convento di San Francesco was enlarged over time and today comprises a church and three cloisters, as well as cells for the monks and the Museo Etnografico Missionario. The most famous inhabitant of the Convento was San Bernardino of Siena (1380 - 1444), a Franciscan missionary who became Guardian of the complex in 1418.

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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