Cimitero di Soffiano (The Soffiano cemetery) is a cemetery located in
Florence. The main entrance is located at the corner between Soffiano and
Guardavalle.
History
By decree of 1894 the
Venerabile Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Firenze decided to construct a new cemetery (after that of the Pinti) in the area of Soffiano, at a point imposed by the City of
Florence because it was hidden from the town of Florence from the Colle di Bellosguardo and distant of about two miles from
San Frediano gate.
Work began in 1896, the design having been done by
architect Michelangelo Maiorfi: Cardinal
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blessed the first stone on 31 May that year.
The entrance is provided with a serene and travertine stone facade, with the coats of arms of the Misericordia and
Florence painted along with those of the ancient Arts of Florence; on the sides of the entrance are instead sculpted those of the city districts, the Mercy and the People's Cross. Numerous cypress trees are planted in the cemetery. As of 31 January 1997 a total of 38,527 deceased people had been buried in the cemetery.
Notable burials
Among the illustrious figures buried in Soffiano can be mentioned:
*
Antonio Baldissera – General of the Italian Army
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Bruno Fanciullacci – partisan
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Artemio Franchi
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Enrico Novelli
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Gian Carlo Oli – lexicographer and politician
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Giulio Piccini – writer
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Roberto Ridolfi
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Giuseppina Lasagni – historian and Latinist
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Giuseppe Rigutini – linguist
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Sergio Ristori – football administrator
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Raffaello Romanelli
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– artist
*
Romano Romanelli – artist, writer and naval officer
*
Riccardo Magherini – footballer
*
Adriano Salani – publisher
*
Corso Salani
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Families
* Antinori
* Capponi
* Ginori Conti
* Pandolfini
*
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** Antonio di Puccio Pucci (c. 1350–1416), Florentine politician and architect
**Puccio Pucci (politician) (1389–1449), Florentine politician, son of Antonio
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* Serristori
*
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* Torrigiani
* Niccolini di Camugliano
References
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Cemeteries in Florence
Roman Catholic cemeteries in Italy