Category Archives: Storia

The Orchestra of the Sea: Giving Voice to the Voiceless

Posted on February 22, 2024 by babbityjean

The Mediterranean Sea is sometimes called the largest cemetery in Europe.  According to the United Nations, 28,000 migrants have died or gone missing in the dangerous crossing of the sea since 2013.  It holds the history of countless migrants desperately … Continue reading →

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La Stanza Segreta

Posted on February 15, 2024 by babbityjean

Le Cappelle Medicee a Firenze sono strutture annesse alla Basilica di San Lorenzo di Brunelleschi, considerata la chiesa “ufficiale” della famiglia Medici. Diversi membri della famiglia sono sepolti nella Sagrestia Vecchia. Il cardinale Giulio de Medici, il futuro papa Clemente … Continue reading →

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The Secret Room

Posted on February 15, 2024 by babbityjean

The Medici Chapels are structures adjoining Brunelleschi’s Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, which was considered the “official” church of the Medici family.  Several family members are buried in the Old Sacristy.  Cardinal Giulio de Medici, the future Pope Clement … Continue reading →

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