San Giovanni in Firenze in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
Angela Todesco Benedetti
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 24, 2025
1. Angela Todesco Benedetti Marker
Angela Todesco Benedetti
Nata 1893
Deportata Auschwitz
Assassinata 29.2.1944
[English translation of the Italian text:]
Angela Todesco Benedetti
Born in 1893
Deported to Auschwitz
Murdered February 29, 1944
Erected 2022.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 29, 1944.
Location. 43° 46.29′ N, 11° 15.288′ E. Marker is in Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze. It is in San Giovanni. It is at the intersection of Via degli Speziali and Via di Medici on Via degli Speziali. The marker is embedded into the sidewalk in front of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via degli Speziali 3, Firenze, Toscana 50123, 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: Chiesa e Museo di Orsanmichele / The Church and Museum of Orsanmichele (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Arciconfraternita della Misericordia / Archconfraternity of Mercy (about 150 meters away); Chiesa di Santa Margherita in Santa Maria dei Ricci
this page online
More about this marker. The marker is one of many placed in sidewalks in Florence as part of the "Stumbling Stone" (German: stolpersteine) project, a multi-city effort to remember local Holocaust victims. This particular "stone" was dedicated on January 3, 2022.
About 7,500 Italian Jews are believed to have been murdered in the Holocaust.
Also see . . .
1. Angela Todesco. The Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporane (translated: Contemporary Jewish Documentation Center) has this listing for Angela Todesco Benedetti, who is honored with this stumbling stone. The database says that Benedetti was arrested in Sondrio in
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 24, 2025
2. Angela Todesco Benedetti "stumbling stone"
The "stumbling stone" is in the sidewalk in front of the building.
2. Stepping Stones Reveal a Path into Italy's Dark History. From the Next Avenue website
Excerpt: "The stone is part of an ambitious yet grassroots, multilingual, European history project that aims to commemorate victims of the Nazi-Fascist forces. In Italy, these copper-plated stepping stones embedded into the streets are called pietre d'inciampo; they mark former homes or arrest locations and they are designed to pique the curiosity or possibly prick the conscience of people passing by."(Submitted on August 14, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
3. Holocaust Encyclopedia: Italy. (Submitted on August 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
