Today, April 25, is Liberation Day, a national holiday in Italy. It marks the fall of Mussolini's Italian Social Republic and the end of the Nazi occupation in Italy in 1945, towards the end of the second World War.
I tell you this because we must always remember, and because it was very crowded in Florence--tourists and Italians enjoying themselves. I walked up to San Miniato, stopping on my way at The Rose Garden and Piazza Michelangelo.
San Miniato is one of my favorite churches. It sits on the hill over looking the city. Unfortunately the extensive cemetery behind the church was closed, but I’ve posted pictures before and I plan to get up there again before I leave. For now, enjoy the church, this most prayerful spot.
I tell you this because we must always remember, and because it was very crowded in Florence--tourists and Italians enjoying themselves. I walked up to San Miniato, stopping on my way at The Rose Garden and Piazza Michelangelo.
San Miniato is one of my favorite churches. It sits on the hill over looking the city. Unfortunately the extensive cemetery behind the church was closed, but I’ve posted pictures before and I plan to get up there again before I leave. For now, enjoy the church, this most prayerful spot.
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