Fiesole is a small town just outside of Florence. You can get from the Basilica of San Marco just north of the Cathedral to Fiesole in about 10-15 minutes by bus. In the history of the Dominican Order, it is important as a center for reform of the Order in the 15th century. St. Antoninus, later Bishop of Florence, was one of the first novices there. But it is also especially connected to Bl. John of Fiesole, more popularly known as Fra Angelico. As St. Thomas Aquinas is known as the Doctor Angelicus (the "Angelic Doctor"), John of Fiesole is the Pictor Angelicus (the "Angelic Painter"). He was not only one of the greatest artists the Order has known, but he helped create the Italian Renaissance. Below is a slideshow of some of the pictures I took from the convent in Fiesole.
