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Centre of spirituality in the Casentino area
Built on the sides of Mount Penna, over 1120 metres high, surrounded by thick beech and fir woods between the Casentino and the Tiber Valleys: the Sanctuary of Chiusi della Verna in the province of Arezzo, for centuries a place for worship and pilgrimage, the centre of Franciscan spirituality and today the convent of the Order of the Grey-friars
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The ‘Carro di fuoco de' Pazzi’
Tradition dates the religious commemoration back to Pazzino de Pazzi, a Florentine nobleman who left for the Holy Land to fight the first Crusade in 1099 (...) |
Holy Friday in Grassina
Tradition is held alive throughout the centuries; over 500 walk-ons in historical costume parade along the city ways to reach the Calvary hill, representing scenes of Christ’s life (...) |
The Volto Santo in Lucca
Every year, the 13th September the procession and “Luminara” is dedicated to the Volto Santo, an object of veneration and adoration since medieval times (...) |
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