Pistoia
[pee-staw-yah]
- a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
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We may take as an instance the porch of the Cathedral at Pistoia.
The Bases of DesignWalter Crane
Ricci convened the famous Synod of Pistoia, on July 31, 1786.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921Thomas J. Campbell
Pistoia: The Pistoiese bore the reputation of being hard and pitiless.
The Divine Comedy of Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri
Francesco was killed in a battle near Pistoia on August 3, 1530.
On the death of the pontiff he returned to Pistoia, where he died in 1645.
Pistoia
- a city in N Italy, in N Tuscany: scene of the defeat and death of Catiline in 62 bc Pop: 84 274 (2001)
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