San Lorenzo in Firenze in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
Giuseppe Dolfi
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 24, 2025
1. Giuseppe Dolfi Marker
Per onorare la memoria del virtuoso popolano che la modesta vita dedico alla causa della libertα la fratellanza artigiana il municipio di Firenze annuente questa lapide poneva il di 3 luglio 1870.
[English translation of the Italian text:]
Here lived Giuseppe Dolfi, and here he died on July 26, 1869. To honor the memory of the virtuous commoner who devoted his humble life to the cause of liberty, the Artisans Brotherhood and the Municipality of Florence agreed to place this plaque on July 3, 1870.
Erected 1870 by Artisans' Brotherhood; Municipality of Florence.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.
Location. 43° 46.428′ N, 11° 15.279′ E. Marker is in Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze. It is in San Lorenzo. It is on Borgo San Lorenzo north of Piazza di San Giovanni, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Borgo San Lorenzo 4, Firenze, Toscana 50129, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Giuseppe Dolfi (a few steps from this marker); Restaurato e Sostituzione della Porta Nord di Lorenzo Ghiberti
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More about this marker. Another marker about Dolfi and his meetings with Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi in Florence during the unification of Italy in the 1860s is to the left of this one, above the doorway.
Immediately above this marker is a bust of Dolfi that is flanked on either side by bas-relief panels depicting his meetings with Mazzini and Garibaldi.
Regarding Giuseppe Dolfi. Giuseppe Dolfi, a baker by trade, was one of Florence's leading figures during the reunification of Italy in the 1860s (known in Italian as the Risorgimento).
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 24, 2025
2. Giuseppe Dolfi marker, bust and bas-reliefs
Also see . . . Dolfi, Giuseppe. An Italian-language biography, which originally appeared in the 1991 edition of the Biographical Dictionary of Italians.
Excerpt (translated into English): "Dolfi always remained attached to this working-class origin and to his trade as a baker, even when, beginning in the spring of 1859, his shop became a key hub for Florentine political activity."(Submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 30, 2025
3. Giuseppe Dolfi home
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 24, 2025
4. Dolfi home on Borgo San Lorenzo
Two different markers are affixed to the building, which is a short distance from the Piazza di San Giovanni and the Baptistry of San Giovanni.
Painting by Giovanni Costa (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons), circa 1865
5. Portrait of Giuseppe Dolfi
Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3. submitted on September 2, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 4, 5. submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
