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- For Cardinal Bernardo Bibbiena, see Bernardo Dovizi
Bernardo Dovizi or Bibbiena was an Italian cardinal and comedy-writer, known best by the name of the town Bibbiena, where he was born.-Biography:...
Bibbiena is a town and commune in the
province of ArezzoThe Province of Arezzo or Arretium is the easternmost province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo.It has an area of 3,232 km², and a total population of 323,288 in 39 comuni . At June 30, 2005, the main comuni by population are:- External links :...
,
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(
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), the largest town in the valley of
CasentinoThe Casentino is the valley in which the first tract of the river Arno flows to Subbiano, Italy.It is one of the four valleys in which the Province of Arezzo is divided. Mount Falterona, from which the Arno starts, represents the northern boundary between the Casentino and Romagna...
. It is located 60 kilometers (37.2 mi) from
FlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence...
, 30 kilometers (18.6 mi) from
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, 60 kilometers (37.2 mi) from
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and 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) from the Sanctuary of
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.
The town is on top of a hill at an altitude of 425 meters (1,394 ft).
History
Bibbiena was originally an important
EtruscanEtruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy and Corsica, residing between the Apennines and the River Tiber, whom the ancient Romans called Etrusci or Tusci...
town that eventually evolved into a Medieval
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- portions of which, in the form of the "Torre dei Tarlati" and the "Porta dei Fabbri" still exist.
Main sights
- Palazzo Mazzoleni
- Palazzo Niccolini
- Palazzo Dovizi, built by Cardinal
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and making themselves available...
Bernardo DoviziBernardo Dovizi or Bibbiena was an Italian cardinal and comedy-writer, known best by the name of the town Bibbiena, where he was born.-Biography:...
, who is usually known as "Bibbiena", He was born in Bibbiena and served as secretary to Cardinal Giovanni de’Medici (later Pope Leo XPope Leo X was Pope from 1513 to his death. He was the last non-priest to be elected Pope. He is known primarily for the sale of indulgences to reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica and his challenging of Martin Luther's 95 theses. He was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici, the most famous ruler of...
).
The religious buildings include:
- the church of San Lorenzo, famous for the glazed terracotta reliefs by the Della Robbia
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school
- the Pieve di Sant’Ippolito (former chapel of the Tarlati Castle)
- the Rococo Oratorio of San Francesco
- the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Sasso, one of the most important Renaissance
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buildings in the Casentino area.
Culture
The town holds its yearly "Rievocazione della Mea"
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on the last Sunday of
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and
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as well as a similar celebration in the summer with parades in historical costume and a show in the main square.
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