Badia Fiorentina - Monastero

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Address :

Via del Proconsolo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Phone : πŸ“ž +9
Website : http://badiafiorentina.org/
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City : Firenze
Description : Historic, art-filled abbey with a 2-story cloister & nightly vespers sung by resident nuns & monks.

Via del Proconsolo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
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Fernando Cidoncha on Google

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It is one of the most beautiful churches in Florence. Great place to pray or meditate in silence, it is open most of the day. The monastic community that runs the place is very welcoming and friendly.
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caesar wang on Google

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The BadΓ¬a Fiorentina is an abbey and church now home to the Monastic Communities of Jerusalem situated on the Via del Proconsolo in the centre of Florence, Italy. Dante supposedly grew up across the street in what is now called the 'Casa di Dante', rebuilt in 1910 as a museum to Dante (though in reality unlikely to be his real home). He would have heard the monks singing the Mass and the Offices here in Latin Gregorian chant, as he famously recounts in his Commedia: "Florence, within her ancient walls embraced, Whence nones and terce still ring to all the town, Abode aforetime, peaceful, temperate, chaste." In 1373, Boccaccio delivered his famous lectures on Dante's Divine Comedy in the subsidiary chapel of Santo Stefano, just next to the north entrance of the Badia's church. The abbey was founded as a Benedictine institution in 978 by Willa, Countess of Tuscany, in commemoration of her late husband Hubert, and was one of the chief buildings of medieval Florence. A hospital was founded in the abbey in 1071. The church bell marked the main divisions of the Florentine day. Between 1284 and 1310 the Romanesque church was rebuilt in Gothic style by famous Italian architect and sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio, but in 1307 part of the church was demolished to punish the monks for non-payment of taxes. The church underwent a Baroque transformation between 1627 and 1631. The prominent campanile, completed between 1310 and 1330, is Romanesque at its base and Gothic in its upper stages. Its construction was overseen by the famous chronicler Giovanni Villani. Today the Badia is the home to a congregation of monks and nuns known as the FraternitΓ  di Gerusalemme. They have sung vespers at 6pm and mass at 6:30pm every day. Locals and tourists alike claim attending their Vespers or Mass to be one of the most beautiful experiences in Florence. The legend tells that Dante saw for the first time Beatrice in this church. Major works of art in the church include the Apparition of the Virgin to St. Bernard (c. 1486) by Filippino Lippi (originally commissioned by Piero del Pugliese for his chapel at Chiesa di Santa Maria del Santo Sepolcro or delle Campora) and the tombs of Willa's son Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany (died 1001) and the lawyer and diplomat Bernardo Giugni (1396–1456), both by Mino da Fiesole (latter completed c. 1466). The murals in the apse were completed by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti in 1734. The attached Chiostro degli Aranci (Cloister of the Oranges) contains a fresco cycle (c. 1435–1439) on the life of St Benedict, rooted in the context of the Badia's revitalizing by a prominent monastic reformer of Portuguese origin, Abbot Dom Gomes Eanes (OSB) ("Beato Gomezio" in the contemporary Italian sources) (c. 1383–1459). Many attribute the frescos to the Portuguese painter Giovanni di Consalvo, a generally unknown follower of Fra Angelico. They are more likely the work of Zanobi di Benedetto Strozzi(1412–68) under the guidance of Angelico himself. The fourth scene in the cycle was repainted c. 1526-1528 (St. Benedict chastising himself) by the young Bronzino. The cloister itself was built under the direction of Antonio di Domenico della Parte and Giovanni d'Antonio da Maiano, with some assistance by Bernardo Rossellino.
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Lisa Ann Schraffa Santin on Google

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One of the many stops on our 6 day walking stay in Florence. A small treasure.
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David Lown on Google

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One of the highlights of the Badia is the charming Chiostro degli Aranci (Cloister of the Oranges), which was built between 1432 and 1438 to a design by Bernardo Rossellino. The upper loggia of the cloister is decorated with a series of frescoes, which illustrate scenes from the life of Saint Benedict. The cloister is only open to the public on Monday afternoons from 15.00 until 18.00.
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Frank Ashe on Google

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Serendipitously, I entered this small monastery and sat in the chapel just before Vespers were about to start. The nuns and priests then gave the ceremony for the hours. It's a special pleasure to be in such a small space and experience it as it was meant to be used.
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Giovanni Maria Ruggiero on Google

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Wonderful discovery. A Baroque church which includes medieval fresco in the cloyster by a unnamed maestro, called the Maestro del chiostro delle arance, the Master of the orange cloyster. The frescoes depict the stories of Saint Benedict in a style which looks a development of Giotto, with marvelous details of true life. In the Church you can also find other frescoes of the school of Giotto, including a fascinating Christ full of humanity, a Vasari and a Filippino Lippi. The architecture of the church is baroque offering a travel in time from middle age to early modernity.
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Georges Younes on Google

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Badia Fiorentina is a beautiful old monastery that is situated in the historical center of Florence. Also known as the Abbey of Santa Maria Assunta, it is one of the five ancient abbeys of the city. It is located very close to where Dante grew up. Legend is that he would have heard the chants of the monks as he wrote his Divine Comedy. Its bell tower is visible from several parts of the city.
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Frank P on Google

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One of the most tranquil and beautiful places in the city. Where Dante first met Beatrice. A MUST stop for all who come to Florence. Hear the bells. Hear the brothers and sisters chant as they have for 600 years. Buy their fine goods. Relax your soul.

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