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Santa Croce In Fossabanda, Pisa
Santa Croce in Fossabanda is a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church and monastery in Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. History The region where the monastery was founded had been swampy and dredged initially by the 11-12th-century into a series of moats, hence the name of ''Fossabandi''. By 1238, a Dominican order, Dominican convent had been founded at the site. In the 14th-century, reconstruction was designed by Bartolomeo da Cantone. From about 1332, the monks began to occupy the safer, central site adjacent to the church of San Silvestro, Pisa, San Silvestro, located inside the city walls. In 1426, the complex was again refurbished, this time under the Franciscan order. A portico was added to the facade, and the cloister was erected. Traces of 16th-century frescoes remain in the lunettes of the cloister. The church contain a canvas of the ''Madonna and Child with Angelic Musicians'' by the early 15th-century painter Alvaro Pirez di Evora. On the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Croce In Fossabanda - Outside
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". In the legend, he accomplishes this with the aid of Christmas elf, Christmas elves, who make the toys in Santa's workshop, his workshop, often said to be at the North Pole, and Santa Claus's reindeer, flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas (European folklore), Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Folklore of the Low Countries, Dutch figure of ''Sinterklaas''. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
