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    A certain (non-Parisian) martyr, in the almost inevitable way of his kind, picked up his head after his execution, tucked it under his arm, and traipsed off home. Today, the site of his once-isolated residence is a much-visited complex that offers important works of art and the burial place of the creator of one of the most famous figures in children's literature. Who was the martyr, what is the complex, and who was the writer?

    Question #58882. Asked by lanfranco. (Aug 18 05 4:46 PM)


    MrsAce

    		The matyr was St. Denis. Built on the site he died was St. Denis Basilica. Still looking for the writer.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Denis_Basilica

    Aug 18 05, 5:06 PM
    lanfranco

    		I'm sorry, Mrs. Ace, but I did include "non-Parisian" for precisely this reason.

    Aug 18 05, 5:09 PM
    JoshCaleb12

    		The Martyr was Minias, the writer was Lorenzini who created Pinocchio. The complex was San Miniato al Monte in Florence.

    Aug 18 05, 5:09 PM
    lanfranco

    		Well done, Josh. But could you please give me a site? And possibly the name under which Lorenzini is best known?

    Aug 18 05, 5:11 PM
    MrsAce

    		Oops, wrong martyr.

    Aug 18 05, 5:11 PM
    JoshCaleb12

    		http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-46,GGLD:en&q=minias+art+children%27s+literature

    Aug 18 05, 5:12 PM
    JoshCaleb12

    		http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Carlo%20Collodi

    Sorry, got a bit hasty there...

    Aug 18 05, 5:13 PM
    JoshCaleb12

    		... and the name he's better known by... is Carlo Collodi

    Aug 18 05, 5:14 PM
    lanfranco

    		O.K., Josh, here's your yay!

    But I'm going to add this for a bit of clarification:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Miniato_al_Monte

    Aug 18 05, 5:21 PM

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