Via #TheFlorentine

As #Florence, #Prato & #Perugia swear in 1st #woman mayors in centuries of uninterrupted male leadership, it feels like tide→beginning to turn, especially in light of fact #Italy has both a woman Prime Minister & Leader of Opposition

8 of 14 women mayoral candidates recently won local elections held in major cities

In perfect timing, the win came on June 24, feast day of #SanGiovanni, Florence’s patron saint w/ trad firework display 2 mark occasion

https://www.theflorentine.net/2024/06/25/sara-funaro-becomes-first-woman-mayor-florence/

Figlia mi manda sta foto ora #Sangiovanni #Sankthans

Stasera lumache ovunque. Peerò so bone #Sangiovanni

The #bapistery of #sangiovanni in #laterano #rome. Built by the #emperor #constantine on a circular plan, remodelled by #pope Sixtus iii in the fifth century as an octagon. Although much of the interior decoration was changed in the #baroque period, the 8 red #porphory #columns are part of the #ancient structure and are #recycled from an even earlier #roman building