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3 unusual facts about Cascia


Donato da Cascia

He was probably from Cascia, near Florence, and all of his music, with one exception (the virelai), is found in sources in Tuscany.

Giovanni da Cascia

From his surname it is presumed that he was born in the village of Cascia, near Florence.

Zone de Sensibilité Picturale Immatérielle

Whilst on a trip to Cascia, Klein had designed an aeromagnetic sculpture, partially as a response to Jean Cocteau's assertion when visiting his exhibition La forêt d’éponges, June 1959, that it would be even greater if the sponges hovered without supports.


Cascia Hall Preparatory School

Gailard Sartain, actor (attended Cascia Hall, but graduated from Will Rogers High School)


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