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MONTE OLIVETO MAGGIORE

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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 773 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MONTE OLIVETO See also:MAGGIORE , a monastery of See also:Tuscany, See also:Italy, 6 m. S. of See also:Asciano. It was founded in 1320, and is mainly celebrated for the beautiful frescoes in the monastery See also:court, which are by Luca See also:Signorelli (1497–1498) and See also:Antonio Bazzi, called See also:Sodoma (1505), representing scenes from the See also:legend of St See also:Benedict. The See also:church and library contain See also:fine inlaid See also:wood-See also:work by Fra Giovanni da See also:Verona.

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