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    Were Dante's remains stolen 500 years after his death?

    Question #117300. Asked by serpa. (Sep 04 10 11:35 PM)


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    		When Dante died at Ravenna, the custodians of the body at Ravenna put the bones in a false wall of the monastery. Nevertheless, in 1829, a tomb was built for him in Florence in the basilica of Santa Croce. That tomb has been empty ever since, with Dante's body remaining in Ravenna, far from the land he loved so dearly. The front of his tomb in Florence reads Onorate l'altissimo poeta - which roughly translates as "Honour the most exalted poet".

    http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri

    Sep 06 10, 6:18 AM

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