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San Miniato al Monte
The church of San Miniato al Monte is often described as one of the finest examples of Romanesque churches in all of Italy. With a famous façade, historical setting, and spectacular views it’s difficult to disagree.
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Firenze - Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
La Basilica abbazia di San Miniato al Monte si trova in uno dei luoghi più alti della città di Firenze, ed è uno dei migliori esempi di romanico fiorentino. Ha la dignità di Basilica minore. Sorta dopo il mille sul preesistente Oratorio edificato da San Miniato, primo evangelizzatore e martire cristiano fiorentino. Vittima delle persecuzioni dell'imperatore Decio (249-251 d.C.), Miniato era forse un principe armeno: la leggenda vuole che dopo essere stato decapitato raccogliesse la sua testa e, rimessala sul collo, andasse a morire nella grotta sul monte alle Croci dove viveva da eremita e dove poi sarebbero sorti l'oratorio e la chiesa che porta il suo nome.
La costruzione del tempio, ebbe inizio nel 1018 per volere del vescovo Ildebrando e proseguì fino al 1207. La facciata fu realizzata in marmo bianco di Carrara e verde di Prato (sec. XII-XIII) e divisa in due ordini raccordati fra loro da tarsie di forma romboidale che alludono all'opus reticolatum, la tessitura muraria romana tipica dell'età imperiale, la stessa ripresa da Leon Battista Alberti nel basamento di Palazzo Rucellai. Fuori dalla Basilica vale la pena di visitare il Cimitero Monumentale (detto delle Porte Sante) realizzato nel secolo scorso sull'area conventuale, all'interno del recinto fortificato ideato da Michelangelo nel 1529. Progettato dall'architetto Nicolò Matas negli anni in cui realizzava la facciata di Santa Croce, esso ospita i resti di molte celebrità come Papini, Stibbert, Villari, Lorenzini (detto il Collodi, il creatore di Pinocchio). Le numerose cappelle di famiglia della borghesia fiorentina rappresentano un vero repertorio dell'architettura cittadina coeva: liberty, art déco, razionalismo, architettura organica.
I mille anni della Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
I mille anni della Basilica di San Miniato al Monte: ne parla in studio a Bel tempo si spera l'Abate Don Bernardo Gianni, insieme ai collegamenti in diretta di Giacomo Avanzi
Florence, Italy: Church of San Miniato and Piazzale Michelangelo
More info about travel to Florence: For a thousand years, Florence's Church of San Miniato — still part of a functioning Benedictine monastery — has blessed the city that lies at the foot of its hill. While San Miniato comes with commanding Florentine vistas, the nearby Piazzale Michelangelo, marked by its towering statue of David, is the city's most popular viewpoint.
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La Chiesa di San Miniato al Monte, Firenze [Focus sulla facciata]
Breve documentario sulla chiesa di San Miniato al monte con focus descrittivo sulla facciata.
Incentrato sulla planimetria e dettagli costruttivi e architettonici.
Realizzato da studenti della Terza C (2017) del liceo Balducci, Pontassieve.
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FIRENZE - Basilica di San Miniato al Monte
La Basilica di San Miniato al Monte, uno dei capolavori del romanico toscano, unisce l'impianto basilicale di derivazione classica a elementi tipicamente romanici. La facciata bicroma della chiesa è rivestita in marmi bianchi e verdi, nel caratteristico stile romanico fiorentino dell'XI-XIII secolo (simile al coevo rivestimento del Battistero di San Giovanni). Secondo la leggenda sorge nel punto in cui il martire Miniato (III secolo), dopo essere stato decapitato, avrebbe portato correndo la propria testa.
Si hanno notizie di un oratorio esistente già ai tempi di Carlo Magno, ma i lavori di costruzione dell'edificio attuale furono iniziati nel 1013 dal vescovo Ildebrando e furono completati nel 1063 grazie ai finanziamenti dell'imperatore Enrico II.
Nella chiesa si stabilirono i monaci cluniacensi e poi, nella seconda metà del XIV secolo, gli olivetani che la abbandonarono nel 1553 per farvi ritorno soltanto nel 1924.
L'interno della Basilica è a tre navate; il policromismo che contraddistingue la facciata caratterizza anche l'interno, dominato dal coro superiore (presbiterio rialzato).
Vi sono ospitate opere di grande valore come la cappella del Cardinale del Portogallo, l'Edicola d'Altare disegnata da Michelozzo (1447) con una Tavola di Agnolo Gaddi (fine XIV sec.) e, nella Sacrestia, gli splendidi affreschi di Spinello Aretino raffiguranti le storie di San Benedetto.
A destra della chiesa si trova il Palazzo dei Vescovi costruito nel 1295 come residenza estiva dei vescovi fiorentini e la fortezza costruita sotto la direzione di Michelangelo intorno alla metà del XVI secolo. Nel 1868 su progetto di Nicola Matas furono costruiti il cimitero monumentale (detto delle Porte Sante) e la scalinata che collega la chiesa ai viali di circonvallazione e al Piazzale Michelangelo.
Gregorian Chants - San Miniato al Monte, Florence, Italy
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Gregorian chant mass in San Miniato al Monte in Florence, Italy, in May, 2015
Interno della Chiesa di San Salvatore al Monte.
Si trova la Chiesa di San Salvatore al Monte prima di salire alla Chiesa di San Miniato.
L'interno, di elegante e raffinata semplicità, risente delle influenze classicheggianti dell'Alberti e di Giuliano da Sangallo (secondo alcuni studi il possibile vero progettista dell'opera). La bicromia dell'intonaco e della pietra forte rende più marcati gli elementi architettonici con una sobrietà in linea con i dettami francescani di povertà e semplicità. Il tetto è a capriate mentre l'attuale pavimento, dove si trovano antiche lapidi funerarie, è stato in gran parte ricostruito nel 1849.
Sull'unica navata si aprono cinque cappelle per parte, scandite da un doppio ordine di lesene in pietra forte di stile dorico, le quali hanno perduto l'originale corredo artistico con la dipartita dei frati ed oggi esibiscono oggetti d'arte di diversa provenienza. Nella seconda Cappella a sinistra è collocata una Deposizione in terracotta policroma invetriata di Giovanni della Robbia.
Sul'Altare Maggiore presente un Crocifisso ligneo riconosciuto come opera di un maestro della cerchia di Andrea Ferrucci, mentre un secondo crocifisso nel Cappellone è attribuito alla scuola di Baccio da Montelupo e Benedetto da Maiano (entrambi risalirebbero al 1496 circa). I disegni delle vetrate sono attribuiti al Perugino (primi anni del Cinquecento).
FIRENZE - Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte
FIRENZE - Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte filmata con Sony RX10m3 in 4K.
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Basilica San Miniato al Monte
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Basilica San Miniato al Monte
San Miniato al Monte is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most scenic churches in Italy. There is an adjoining Olivetan monastery, seen to the right of the basilica when ascending the stairs.
St. Miniato or Minas (Armenian: Մինաս) was an Armenian prince serving in the Roman army under Emperor Decius. He was denounced as a Christian after becoming a hermit and was brought before the Emperor who was camped outside the gates of Florence. The Emperor ordered him to be thrown to beasts in the Amphitheatre where a panther was called upon him but refused to devour him. Beheaded in the presence of the Emperor, he is alleged to have picked up his head, crossed the Arno and walked up the hill of Mons Fiorentinus to his hermitage.
A shrine was later erected at this spot and there was a chapel there by the 8th century. Construction of the present church was begun in 1013 by Bishop Alibrando and it was endowed by the Emperor Henry II. The adjoining monastery began as a Benedictine community, then passed to the Cluniacs and then in 1373 to the Olivetans, who still run it. The monks make famous liqueurs, honey and herbal teas, which they sell from a shop next to the church.
The interior exhibits the early feature of a choir raised on a platform above the large crypt. It has changed little since it was first built. The patterned pavement dates from 1207. The centre of the nave is dominated by the beautiful freestanding Cappella del Crocefisso (Chapel of the Crucifix), designed by Michelozzo in 1448. It originally housed the miraculous crucifix now in Santa Trìnita and is decorated with panels long thought to be painted by Agnolo Gaddi. The terracotta decoration of the vault is by Luca della Robbia.
The geometrically patterned marble façade was probably begun in about 1090, although the upper parts date from the 12th century or later, financed by the Florentine Arte di Calimala (cloth merchants’ guild), who were responsible for the church’s upkeep from 1288. The eagle which crowns the façade was their symbol. The campanile collapsed in 1499 and was replaced in 1523, although it was never finished. During the siege of Florence in 1530 it was used as an artillery post by the defenders and Michelangelo had it wrapped in mattresses to protect it from enemy fire.
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Firenze, Chiesa di San Miniato al Monte, Consegna del Fiorino d'oro
23 giugno 2018. Cerimonia di consegna dei fiorini d'oro alla Chiesa di San Miniato al Monte. Tra i premiati anche Daniela Mori, presidente del consiglio di sorveglianza, che riceve il fiorino d'oro in rappresentanza di Unicoop Firenze e della Fondazione Il Cuore si scioglie onlus, della quale è presidente.
A Daniela Mori, ai soci e lavoratori di una cooperativa con radici solide e antiche capaci di generare un contatto profondo e diretto con la comunità fiorentina attraverso molteplici attività culturali e sociali rivolte alla solidarietà e alla crescita di Firenze. Il sindaco di Firenze conferisce il fiorino d'oro della città ad Unicoop Firenze. Queste le parole del sindaco Dario Nardella alla consegna del fiorino a Daniela Mori.
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The Abbey of San Miniato al Monte in Florence Italy
Its our 15 year anniversary and our first stop today is going to be San Miniato al Monte where we had some of our wedding photos taken 15 years ago.
Basilica of St. Minias on the Mountain, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
San Miniato al Monte is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most scenic churches in Italy. There is an adjoining Olivetan monastery, seen to the right of the basilica when ascending the stairs. St. Miniato or Minas was an Armenian prince serving in the Roman army under Emperor Decius. He was denounced as a Christian after becoming a hermit and was brought before the Emperor who was camped outside the gates of Florence. The Emperor ordered him to be thrown to beasts in the Amphitheatre where a panther was called upon him but refused to devour him. Beheaded in the presence of the Emperor, he is alleged to have picked up his head, crossed the Arno and walked up the hill of Mons Fiorentinus to his hermitage. A shrine was later erected at this spot and there was a chapel there by the 8th century. Construction of the present church was begun in 1013 by Bishop Alibrando and it was endowed by the Emperor Henry II. The adjoining monastery began as a Benedictine community, then passed to the Cluniacs and then in 1373 to the Olivetans, who still run it. The monks make famous liqueurs, honey and herbal teas, which they sell from a shop next to the church. The interior exhibits the early feature of a choir raised on a platform above the large crypt. It has changed little since it was first built. The patterned pavement dates from 1207. The centre of the nave is dominated by the beautiful freestanding Cappella del Crocefisso (Chapel of the Crucifix), designed by Michelozzo in 1448. It originally housed the miraculous crucifix now in Santa Trìnita and is decorated with panels long thought to be painted by Agnolo Gaddi. The terracotta decoration of the vault is by Luca della Robbia. The mosaic of Christ between the Virgin and St Minias was made in 1260. The crypt is the oldest part of the church and the high altar supposedly contains the bones of St Minias himself (although there is evidence that these were removed to Metz before the church was even built). In the vaults are frescoes by Taddeo Gaddi. The raised choir and presbytery contain a magnificent Romanesque pulpit and screen made in 1207. The apse is dominated by a great mosaic dating from 1297, which depicts the same subject as that on the façade and is probably by the same unknown artist. The crucifix above the high altar is attributed to Luca della Robbia. The sacristy is decorated with a great fresco cycle on the Life of St Benedict by Spinello Aretino (1387). The Cappella del Cardinale del Portogallo to the left of the nave, one of the most magnificent funerary monuments of the Italian Renaissance, was built in 1473 as a memorial to Cardinal James of Lusitania, who died in Florence, to which he was Portuguese ambassador, in 1459. His is the only tomb in the church. The chapel is a collaboration of outstanding artists of Florence: it was designed by Brunelleschi's associate, Antonio Manetti, and finished after his death by Antonio Rossellino. The tomb was made by Antonio and Bernardo Rossellino. The chapel decoration is by Alesso Baldovinetti, Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuolo, and Luca della Robbia. The geometrically patterned marble façade was probably begun in about 1090, although the upper parts date from the 12th century or later, financed by the Florentine Arte di Calimala (cloth merchants’ guild), who were responsible for the church’s upkeep from 1288. The eagle which crowns the façade was their symbol. The campanile collapsed in 1499 and was replaced in 1523, although it was never finished. During the siege of Florence in 1530 it was used as an artillery post by the defenders and Michelangelo had it wrapped in mattresses to protect it from enemy fire. Adjacent to the church is the fine cloister, planned as early as 1426 and built from 1443 to mid-1450s. It was also designed by Bernardo and Antonio Rosselino, and financed by the Arte della Mercantia of Florence, and the fortified bishop’s palace, built in 1295 and later used as a barracks and a hospital. The whole complex is surrounded by defensive walls, originally built hastily by Michelangelo during the siege and in 1553 expanded into a true fortress by Cosimo I de' Medici. The walls now enclose a large cemetery, the Porte Sante, laid out in 1854. Buried there are Carlo Collodi, creator of Pinocchio; politician Giovanni Spadolini; painter Pietro Annigoni; poet and author Luigi Ugolini; film producer Mario Cecchi Gori; sculptor Libero Andreotti; fine artist Maria Luisa Ugolini Bonta; soprano Marietta Piccolomini; writer Giovanni Papini; and physicist Bruno Benedetto Rossi. The basilica served as an important setting in Brian de Palma's 1976 film Obsession.
On 16 June 2012, it was the venue for the religious wedding of Dutch royal Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma with businessman Albert Brenninkmeijer.
San Miniato al Monte Mausoleum, Florence, Italy
San Miniato al Monte mausoleum.
chiesa di San Salvatore di Ognissanti Firenze
The chiesa di San Salvatore di Ognissanti or more simply chiesa di Ognissanti (Church of All Saints) is a Franciscan church located on the piazza of the same name in central Florence. Founded by the lay order of the Umiliati, the church was dedicated to all the saints and martyrs, known and unknown. - Wikipedia
Gregorian Chants at Basilica San Miniato al Monte in Florence-Italy (February 2017)
San Miniato al Monte
San Miniato al Monte is a basilica located in Florence, Italy. The basilica is situated atop one of the highest points in the city, and characterized and constructed in the classic Tuscan Romanesque architectural style. The wooden roof truss is painted with bountiful colors and decorated with adornments, and there’s an uncommon walkway built within the roof truss for people to decorate the roof truss. In addition, the wooden music stand for the choir was exquisitely made in approximately 1420.
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The Church of San Miniato al Monte in Florence - Uno Minuto - Your Weekly Italy Travel Tip
In this episode of Uno Minuto with Shannon Kenny we will visit the beautiful Church of San Miniato al Monte in Florence, Italy. This is the perfect location to watch the sunset over this beautiful city and don't forget to stop at the Piazzale Michelangelo on your way down.