San Gimignano in Provincia di Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Luigi Pecori

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 27, 2025

1. Luigi Pecori Marker

Inscription.
In questa casa ebbe i natali il di xi ottobre M.DCCC.XI il proposto Luigi Pecori dotto nel magistero delle letter assiduo illustratore del suo municipio la cui storia celebratissima fece il nome di questa terra noto ed ammirato anche presso I popoli stranieri

[English translation of the Italian text:]
Born in this house on October 11, 1811, was the provost Luigi Pecori, a scholar in the teaching of letters and an assiduous storyteller of his municipality, whose highly celebrated history made the name of this land known and admired even among foreign peoples.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1811.

Location. 43° 28.144′ N, 11° 2.52′ E. Marker is in San Gimignano, Toscana (Tuscany), in Provincia di Siena. It is on Via San Matteo near Via Vergine, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via San Matteo 63, San Gimignano, Toscana 53037, 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 di San Bartolo / Church of San Bartholomew (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Palazzo della Cancelleria / Chancellery Palace (about 90 meters away); Adamo Borri (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Leopold II

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Olinto Ceccarelli (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Freeing of 72 Political Prisoners in 1944 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Il Convento di San Domenico / The Convent of San Domenico (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fra Giorlamo Savonarola (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Gimignano.

Also see . . . Storia della terra di San Gimignano scritta dal canonico Luigi Pecori. Pecori's history of San Gimignano is preserved by the Internet Archive. (Submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Via San Matteo in San Gimignano near this marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 27, 2025

2. Via San Matteo in San Gimignano near this marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.