A rare 600-year-old fresco by the Renaissance master Fra Angelico, considered to be one of the painter’s earliest works, has been painstakingly restored after centuries of neglect. The painting, ...

A remote and neglected masterpiece by Fra Angelico has been restored ahead of the Renaissance legend's major museum show in ...

This 600-year-old ‘Crucifixion’ fresco has been restored to its original splendor, thanks to the support of U.S. nonprofit ...

Set down in the chronicle of the San Domenico convent at Fiesole are the simple facts about Fra Angelico: in 1407 “Fr. Joannes Petri de Mugello iuxta Vichium, optimus pictor, qui multas tabulas ...

With only four nuns left, southern Spain's historic Corazon Eucaristico de Jesus convent is on the brink of closure.

Just 5km from Florence but feeling much further away, the verdant Italian town of Fiesole in Tuscany has inspired authors and artists such as Gertrude Stein, E. M. Forster and Dante Alighieri for ...

After 89 years on Earth, Sister Catherine Rose Holzman looked into a camera on Friday and addressed what would turn out to be some of her last words to Katy Perry, the pop star.

The Belmond Villa San Michele, a 14th century Franciscan monastery juxtaposes the elegance of its idyllic setting with one of the most ubiquitous urban elements of the Tuscan capital: its street art.

Just 20 minutes by car from the center of Florence, Italy, the town of Fiesole boasts great restaurants, shops, and incredible views of Florence’s iconic skyline from the hilltop monastery of ...