- The
Girdle of Thomas, Virgin's Girdle, Holy Belt, or
Sacra Cintola in
modern Italian, is a
Christian relic in the form of a "girdle" or
knotted textile...
- the 14th
century the
cathedral acquired an
important relic, the
Sacra Cintola or Belt of the Holy Virgin. This
brought about the
enlargement of the edifice...
- are more common. On 8
September each year, to pay
homage to the
Sacra Cintola, on the day of the
birth of the Madonna,
there is the
Corteggio Storico...
- to him as she was
taken up to heaven. The
supposed girdle itself (Sacra
Cintola) is a
relic of
Prato Cathedral, and its
veneration was
regarded as especially...
-
design by
Giuliano da Sangallo), from the
sacristy of the
Chapel of the
Cintola;
monstrance (early 18th century), by
Bernardo Holzmann,
commissioned by...
- one of Andrea's most
complex creations.
Andrea dated the
Madonna della Cintola in the
Accademia di
Belle Arti di
Firenze in 1437. The main
panel features...
- Florence, were when the city's
famous relic, the
Girdle of
Thomas (Sacra
Cintola),
thought to be the belt the
Virgin Mary
dropped to
Thomas the Apostle...
-
cotta decorations by
Andrea della Robbia;
these depict a
Madonna della cintola, The
Baptism of Jesus, a Last
Supper and a
triptych with a
Coronation of...
-
Altarpiece of
Madonna della Cintola by Cigoli...
-
regular public displays of
their famous relic, the
Girdle of
Thomas (Sacra
Cintola).
Though Donatello is the more well-known of the two, "it
would be a mistake...
