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San Vivaldo Monastery, Montaione

14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in ItalyBuildings and structures completed in 1355Churches in the metropolitan city of FlorenceMonasteries in TuscanyRenaissance architecture in Tuscany
Sacri Monti
San vivaldo, cappelle delle Pie Donne, della Madonna dello Spasimo e dell’andata al Calvario 01
San vivaldo, cappelle delle Pie Donne, della Madonna dello Spasimo e dell’andata al Calvario 01

San Vivaldo Monastery is a Roman Catholic convent, church, and sanctuary complex located outside of the town of Montaione, region of Tuscany, Italy. The eighteen distinct chapels on this hill, putatively corresponding to sites of the Holy Land, and containing vivid polychrome statuary groupings recalling events of the New Testament, specially the Passion of Jesus, are one of the few examples of the Sacri Monti complexes in Tuscany. Sacri Monti are more characteristic expressions of veneration in the Piedmont and Lombardy. The convent still houses the franciscan order.

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San Vivaldo Monastery, Montaione
Strada Provinciale 65 dell'Ecce Homo,

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Convento di San Vivaldo

Strada Provinciale 65 dell'Ecce Homo

Tuscany, Italy
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San vivaldo, cappelle delle Pie Donne, della Madonna dello Spasimo e dell’andata al Calvario 01
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