Abbazia di Farneta, Benedictine monastery in Cortona, Italy
The Abbey of Santa Maria a Farneta features a Romanesque church with a single nave, three apses, and ancient granite columns from Roman buildings.
Emperor Henry II confirmed in 1014 the monastery's possession of numerous castles, churches, and lands throughout the Val di Chiana region.
The monastery's crypt maintains its early Christian cemetery shrine structure with clover-shaped cells and Roman period columns of various materials.
The Don Sante Felici Collection Interpretation Centre displays paleontological findings, including remains of ancient elephants and hippopotamuses from the Val di Chiana.
The right wall contains frescoes from 1527 by Tommaso Bernabei and Papacello, depicting a historical view of the abbey's original structure.
Location: Cortona
Inception: 1014
Website: http://abbaziafarneta.it
GPS coordinates: 43.22628,11.87103
Latest update: March 10, 2025 22:27
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