Santa Maria di Firenze, an ancient, venerable Benedictine abbey
(called the Badia) located in the heart of Florence, is the subject
of Anne Leader s new book. In 1418, 17 Benedictine monks journeyed
to Florence from Padua to save one of their order's oldest houses
from ruin. Realizing that reformed spiritual practice alone would
not save the Badia, Abbott Gomezio di Giovanni commissioned the
creation of a new cloister, to be decorated with vivid and engaging
frescoes designed to motivate its residents. Leader s richly
illustrated, interdisciplinary study examines the Badia during this
crucial period of reform and rebirth. It reveals the renovated
Badia as integral to the spiritual, political, and social life of
early Renaissance Florence, as well as to the broader program of
expanding Benedictine Observance throughout Italy."
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