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Piazzale Michelangelo and San Miniato al Monte

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June 19th 2008
Yesterday as the group photo of Summer 2008, Gonzaga in Florence. We trekked (and it is a trek) to Piazale Michelangelo for the great backdrop of Florence for the photo. Then afterwards I attended vespers at San Miniato al Monte with four students. It was a beautiful and peaceful service. And the crypt was nice and cool, which it was not outside. I then took the four students to dinner and we ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more