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2 unusual facts about Abbey of Sant'Antimo


Abbey of Sant'Antimo

The Carolingian chapel has frescoes by Giovanni d'Asciano with stories of St. Benedict and currently acts as sacristy.

In 1145 the monks were forced to cease the castle of Radicofani the Sienese.


Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia

In December 1918, Prince Andrei left Russia with his wife Elibeta Ruffo Di Saint Antimo, who was pregnant with their first child, and his father, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Marlborough in order to attend the Paris Peace Conference, looking support in western Europe for the White Army.


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