Travel to Italy: Florence: Churches: Photo 1 San Miniato al Monte is Florence's oldest church, begun just after 1000 A.D.  It's named for Florence's one-and-only martyr, St. Miniato.  His bones were probably taken long ago to Metz, but a bishop of Florence named Hildebrand said no, he had found them here, atop this hilltop south of the Arno.  A church went up, along with a monastery whose abbot, Drogo, explained that, having been beheaded, Miniato picked up his head and flew to this hilltop, where he wished to be buried. View: tiny * small * medium * big * biggest Photo Size Back to Italy: Florence: Churches chapter Short link for this page: http://www.greatmirror.com?justpic=8177

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