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... centuries ago by the Medici as a stronghold and hunting- box , which they had fitted up and put into habitable condition as a summer retreat from the heats of Florence . Originally the house was flanked by two tall towers , and was ...
... centuries ago by the Medici as a stronghold and hunting- box , which they had fitted up and put into habitable condition as a summer retreat from the heats of Florence . Originally the house was flanked by two tall towers , and was ...
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... century . Alas for our civilisation , as we call it ! What has it done , what does it do , to solve the great problem of humanity ? Is all this poverty , all this suffering of human beings , helped by it , or is it caused by it ? —that ...
... century . Alas for our civilisation , as we call it ! What has it done , what does it do , to solve the great problem of humanity ? Is all this poverty , all this suffering of human beings , helped by it , or is it caused by it ? —that ...
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... centuries it was visited by pilgrims , and was held holy , some- what as the waters of Lourdes are to - day , though by a far more limited number of believers , Here at this fountain San Giovanni Gualberto , the founder.
... centuries it was visited by pilgrims , and was held holy , some- what as the waters of Lourdes are to - day , though by a far more limited number of believers , Here at this fountain San Giovanni Gualberto , the founder.
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... centuries . The monastery grew in numbers and in fame ; and the Countess Matilda , in addition to her donations , conferred upon the prepositor or prior -or abbot , as he finally was called - the title . of Count of Magnale , —the same ...
... centuries . The monastery grew in numbers and in fame ; and the Countess Matilda , in addition to her donations , conferred upon the prepositor or prior -or abbot , as he finally was called - the title . of Count of Magnale , —the same ...
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... century the cloisters were in- creased and a new church erected ; and finally , in 1640 , the façade , as it now appears , was added under the pastorate of Don Averardo Niccolini of Florence , and the church and mon- astery enriched by ...
... century the cloisters were in- creased and a new church erected ; and finally , in 1640 , the façade , as it now appears , was added under the pastorate of Don Averardo Niccolini of Florence , and the church and mon- astery enriched by ...
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