Vallombrosa
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
(shady valley), a former Benedictine monastery in a valley of the Apennines, eighteen miles from Florence, founded in 1039 by Giovanni Gualberto (q.v.). The present buildings were erected: in 1638, but the establishment was suppressed in 1869 by the Italian government, and. the buildings converted into a royal school of forestry.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Valley), a Benedictine abbey 15 m. E. of Florence, in a valley of the Apennines, surrounded by forests of beech, firs, &c.; is a classic spot.
