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Florence – Day 5-7: Red meat and musea

Welcome to Florence. Giotto’s bell tower.  The hotel is very close so I can hear the bells clearly. The new Museum of the Duomo is open and it is stunning.  After a few hours in this exquisite museum I understand … Read More

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FLORENCE: Dominicans to leave San Marco. Signs of the Times?

The last friar should turn off the lights. It seems that the last four Dominicans left at the famous San Marco (where the Beato Angelico rooms are) are leaving, transferring their flag to Santa Maria Novella. Thus, the centuries old … Read More

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Day 7 – Florence: pici, paintings, and anti-popes

Brief notes. Mass this morning. Visits to the Medici chapel and San Lorenzo. The Duomo and Baptistry. I have a Novus Ordo comment concerning the Duomo. Later. [… It’s later now.  Here is the the above mentioned “Novus Ordo thought”. … Read More

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