San Genesio

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The place San Genesio today (2009)

San Genesio was a place in Tuscany .

location

The place was near the river Elsa and just south of its confluence with the Arno below and northeast of San Miniato . It was at the junction of the Via Francigena , the pilgrimage and trade route from Western Europe to Rome, with the Via Pisana , the trade route from Florence to Pisa .

history

When San Miniato, located on a mountain above San Genesio, was increasingly preferred as a castle by the German emperors, especially the Staufers , for strategic reasons , and a settlement developed from it, San Genesio was at a decisive disadvantage. It first lost its parish and was completely destroyed a little later, in 1248 .

The patron saint of San Genesios, Genesius of Rome is still today the patron saint of San Miniatos.

literature

Web links

Commons : San Genesio (San Miniato)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′ 35.7 ″  N , 10 ° 53 ′ 3.5 ″  E