Monte Senario
| stairs to a small courtyard, at the back a building with a bell-tower and clock | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Santuario di Montesenario Convento di Montesenario |
| Order | Servite |
| Established | circa 1245 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Minor basilica |
| Site | |
| Location | Vaglia, Tuscany, Italy |
| Coordinates | 43°53′43″N 11°20′01″E / 43.8953°N 11.3335°E |
| Public access | exterior |
| Website | montesenariosacroeremo.eu |
Monte Senario is a Servite monastery in the comune of Vaglia, near Florence in Tuscany, in central Italy.[1] It stands on the mountain of the same name, on the watershed between the Valdarno to the south and the Mugello to the north. It was established in 1245 by the seven founding members of the Servite order[2]: 153 and was the first Servite monastery.
References
- Back to citation Santuario di Montesenario (in Italian). Database: I Luoghi della Fede. Florence: Regione Toscana. Archived 1 May 2016.
- Back to citation Rick Scorza (2011). The Iconography of Ridolfo Ghirlandaio’s Altarino. Metropolitan Museum Journal 46 (1): 153–160. doi:10.1086/668457 (subscription required)