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Dec 21, 2020
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Buon Natale from Florence and Tuscany

Dec 15, 2020
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Christmas in Tuscany 2020

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" and so will everyone else. "Home for Christmas" means something altogether different than what we could have...

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Oct 7, 2020
1 min

Looking for Paradise? You don't even need to leave your home.

Dante's Paradiso, sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington, DC Frank is back at Politics and Prose (virtually) six Tuesday...

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Mar 18, 2020
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Florence Coping with the Coronavirus in this haunting but beautiful video.

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Feb 23, 2020
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An Anniversary and a New Partnership

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Feb 14, 2020
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Frank and Dante are back at Politics and Prose in Washington

Frank will be back at Politics and Prose to present Dante's Inferno from March 10th to April 21. Details and registration at: In the...

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Feb 4, 2020
3 min

St Francis and the Origins of the Presepio

St Francis and the First Presepio, Giotto In December 1223, while St Francis was staying with some of his Franciscan brothers outside the to

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