TheCimitero Evangelicoagli Allori ("The Evangelical Cemetery at Laurels") is located in
Florence, Italy, between 'Due Strade' and
Galluzzo.
History
The small cemetery was opened in 1877 when the non-Catholic communities of Florence could no longer bury their dead in the
English Cemetery in
Piazzale Donatello. It is named after the Allori farm where it was located.
Born as a Protestant cemetery, it is now nonsectarian and hosts people of all Christian denominations, as well as other religions (including Jews and Muslims) and non-believers.
The cemetery became newsworthy in 2006 when the writer and journalist
Oriana Fallaci was buried there alongside her family. A stone memorial to
Alexandros Panagoulis, her companion, is also present.
TheCimitero Evangelicoagli Allori ("The Evangelical Cemetery at Laurels") is located in
Florence, Italy, between 'Due Strade' and
Galluzzo.
History
The small cemetery was opened in 1877 when the non-Catholic communities of Florence could no longer bury their dead in the
English Cemetery in
Piazzale Donatello. It is named after the Allori farm where it was located.
Born as a Protestant cemetery, it is now nonsectarian and hosts people of all Christian denominations, as well as other religions (including Jews and Muslims) and non-believers.
The cemetery became newsworthy in 2006 when the writer and journalist
Oriana Fallaci was buried there alongside her family. A stone memorial to
Alexandros Panagoulis, her companion, is also present.