Pienza (Italian pronunciation: [piˈɛntsa]) is a town and comune in the province of Siena, Tuscany, in the historical region of Val d'Orcia. Situated between...
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Pienza Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Pienza; Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin...
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Bernardo Rossellino (section Pienza, 1459–61)
Rome for Pope Nicholas V and, especially for the rebuilding of the town of Pienza for Pope Pius II. Part of his artistic importance also lay in his entrepreneurial...
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a gothic-style, Roman Catholic church on Corso Rosellino in the town of Pienza, province of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church was founded in...
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Piccolomini ("Piccolomini Palace" in English) is a palace in the center of Pienza, Italy, next to the Duomo. Palazzo Piccolimini is one of the earliest examples...
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Production Listing. January 15, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024. "Ciak a Pienza, le foto di Clooney e Sandler sul set" (in Italian). La Nazione. May 21...
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Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza, in Tuscany, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza. The Diocese of Chiusi...
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The Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza (Latin: Dioecesis Montis Politiani-Clusina-Pientina) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany...
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The Diocese of Pienza (Latin: Dioecesis Pientinus) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Pienza in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia...
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Leon Battista Alberti (section Pienza)
considered to have been the consultant for the design of the Piazza Pio II, Pienza. The village, previously called Corsignano, was redesigned beginning around...
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Pope Pius II (category People from Pienza)
refurbished his hometown of Corsignano (province of Siena) and renamed it Pienza, after himself. A cathedral and palaces were built in the best style of...
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Catholic bishop. From 2014 to 2022, he was the Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza. Since 2022, he has been the Bishop of Fiesole. Manetti was born on 20 April...
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hills are occasionally broken by gullies and by towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an "ideal town" in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope...
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filming began at the end of June 1967 in Tuscania, Italy, then moved to Pienza, Gubbio, and Artena, before completing at Cinecittà movie studios in Rome...
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and Pope Pius II worked to establish ideal cities, founding Urbino and Pienza. Pico della Mirandola wrote the Oration on the Dignity of Man, considered...
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Republic of Siena. Displayed a great interest in urban planning. Founded Pienza near Siena as the ideal city in 1462. Known for his work on the Commentaries...
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(1990); the historical centre of Siena (1995); the historical centre of Pienza (1996); the Val d'Orcia (2004), the Medici Villas and Gardens (2013), and...
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Italian Roman Catholic prelate. He served as bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza from 2000 to 2013 and Grosseto from 2013 to 2021. "Il Vescovo Rodolfo"....
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the four central piers of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and then in Pienza, Italy. In September 1964, Pope Paul VI, as a gesture of goodwill toward...
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Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montalcino to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia in Tuscany, Italy. In 1986, it...
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Monticchiello (category Pienza)
of Pienza, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 213. Monticchiello is about 60 km from Siena and 8 km from Pienza. (in...
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Chinugi (died 1470) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza e Montalcino (1462–1470) and Bishop of Chiusi (1462). On 6 October 1462...
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find it commands a full prospect of the city." The Palazzo Piccolomini at Pienza, was built by Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who was Pope from 1458 to 1464, under...
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and Pope Pius II worked to establish ideal cities, founding Urbino and Pienza respectively. Pico della Mirandola wrote the Oration on the Dignity of Man...
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d'Adda San Giorgio Val Camonica Brescia Ivrea Turin Langhe San Gimignano Pienza Pisa Val d'Orcia Ferrovia retica Mantua Medici Dolomiti Padua Vicenza Palermo...
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Pope Leo X of the House of Medici Girolamo Piccolomini (senior), Bishop of Pienza (1498–1510) and Bishop of Montalcino (1498–1510), elected by Pope Alexander...
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where Lorenzo meets mercenary Ferzetti (played by Alessandro Cremona). Pienza: used as the Palazzo Medici, the streets of Florence, and the background...
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province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from...
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From Bagno Vignoni, one can easily reach the historical centres of nearby Pienza and Montalcino, and the general Val d'Orcia area, including the Park of...
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On 26 October 1470, he was appointed Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino. He served as Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino until his death in 1482. Eubel, Konrad...
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