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St John the Baptist celebrations 2012
As patron saint of the City of Florence ever since the era of the Longobards, (ie way before the early Renaissance celebration shown above!) St John the Baptist’s Special Day of June 24th always goes out with a big bang of a magnificent firework display! –
This year there is an additional festival being delivered to make the festa last all week!
The Festival programme is shown below, but also view the organisers website www.johnhoenig.com for full details of what, when, and where to expect some of the activities shown below.
It is great to see some of the expats giving something special back to the City that we all love so much.
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
Thursday 21st June
OPENING DAY OF FESTIVAL
16:00 – 19:30 Via Maggio galleries open
20 mostre antichità e contemporaneo
Friday 22nd June
10.00 – 16.00 Conference
“Preparing the Way:
the representation of John the Baptist
in art, music and literature”
The British Institute of Florence
Lungarno Guicciardini 9
All Via Maggio galleries – orario apertura delle gallerie
Saturday 23rd June
All Via Maggio galleries – orario apertura delle gallerie
Sunday 24th June
FEAST DAY OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA
10.30 Sung Mass at St Mark’s English Church
Via Maggio 16
20.00 “San Giovanni Battista” Oratorio
by Alessandro Stradella 1675
St. Mark’s English Church
22.00 Fuochi d’artificio
presented by the
Società San Giovanni Battista
Monday 25th June
All Via Maggio galleries – orario apertura delle gallerie
20.00 “San Giovanni Battista” Oratorio
by Alessandro Stradella 1675
St. Mark’s English Church
Tuesday 26th June
All Via Maggio galleries – orario apertura delle gallerie
Wednesday 27th June
All Via Maggio galleries – orario apertura delle gallerie
Thursday 28th June
All Via Maggio galleries – orario apertura delle gallerie
17.30 ‘I Musici Toscani’ Concerto
Giovanni Battista Viotti
String Quartet No. 13 in F Major
Cappella Palatina, Palazzo Pitti
Friday 29th June
All Via Maggio galleries – orario apertura delle gallerie
Visite guidate alla Cappella di Santi di Tito
dedicata a San Giovanni Battista
Palazzo Ridolfi Zanchini, Via Maggio
15:30-16:15 & 16:15-17:00
su prenotazione
Saturday 30th June
FINAL DAY OF FESTIVAL
All Via Maggio galleries – orario apertura delle gallerie
Visite guidate alla sacrestia di Santa Felicita
per vedere l’opera d’arte
dedicato a San Giovanni Battista
15:00-15:45 & 16:00-16:45
su prenotazione
21.00 ‘Il Canto Gregoriano per la Vergine
e San Giovanni Battista’
Maestro and organist Michele Manganelli
Chiesa di Santa Felicita
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