Galgano Guidotti
Encyclopedia
Saint Galgano is a Catholic saint from Tuscany
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He was born in Chiusdino
, in the modern province of Siena
, Italy
, from Guidotto and Dionigia. His alleged date of death is December 3, 1181, now celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church, but other scholars assign it to November 30, 1180.
Galgano led a ruthless life in his early years, but later abandoned it in favour of a pious hermitage in the place now known as Rotonda di Montesiepi.
To show his will to change his life he put his sword inside a stone at top of Montesiepi, thus changing the sword into a cross.
The Sword in the stone of San Galgano can still be seen at the Rotonda at Montesiepi, near the ruins of San Galgano Abbey
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
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He was born in Chiusdino
Chiusdino
Chiusdino is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 km south of Florence and about 30 km southwest of Siena...
, in the modern province of Siena
Province of Siena
The Province of Siena is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.It has an area of 3,821 km² , and a total population of 252,288 . There are 36 comuni in the province...
, Italy
Italy
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, from Guidotto and Dionigia. His alleged date of death is December 3, 1181, now celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church, but other scholars assign it to November 30, 1180.
Galgano led a ruthless life in his early years, but later abandoned it in favour of a pious hermitage in the place now known as Rotonda di Montesiepi.
To show his will to change his life he put his sword inside a stone at top of Montesiepi, thus changing the sword into a cross.
The Sword in the stone of San Galgano can still be seen at the Rotonda at Montesiepi, near the ruins of San Galgano Abbey
External links
- website with information about San Galgano Abbey
- Very informative website about the Abbey of San Galgano, history, pictures, info, map, accommodation and lots more