San Gimignano in Provincia di Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
The Freeing of 72 Political Prisoners in 1944
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 27, 2025
1. The Freeing of 72 Political Prisoners in 1944 Marker
Il 10 giugno 1944 i partigiani di S. Gimignano del 9° distaccamento Divisione Spartaco Lavagnini in collaborazione con altri partigiani della Valdelsa e con un gruppo della brigata Guido Boscaglia liberavono da questo carcere 72 detenuti politici di varie nazionalitΰ condannati dai tribunali fascisti. A ricordo di quanti hanno dovuto soffrire per la liberta di pensiero
[English translation of the Italian text:]
On June 10, 1944, San Gimignano partisans from the 9th Detachment of the Spartaco Lavagnini Division, in collaboration with other partisans from Valdelsa and a group from the Guido Boscaglia Brigade, freed from this prison 72 political prisoners of various nationalities convicted by fascist courts. In memory of those who suffered for freedom of thought.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is June 10, 1944.
Location. 43° 28.065′ N, 11° 2.716′ E. Memorial is in San Gimignano, Toscana (Tuscany), in Provincia di Siena. It is on Via San Stefano near Via del Castello, on the right. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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: Il Convento di San Domenico / The Convent of San Domenico (here, next to this marker); Fra Giorlamo Savonarola
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Regarding The Freeing of 72 Political Prisoners in 1944. This marker is one of three that surround the doors to the old San Domenico Convent. Built in the 14th century, the convent was abandoned by the Dominicans in 1787, after Pietro Leopoldo (Peter Leopold), Grand Duke of Tuscany, forced the dissolution of all monastic orders in Tuscany. Later it served as a hospice and then as a prison. It was a men's prison from the mid-19th century until 1991. Details about the political prisoners held here during the Fascist Era could not be found.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 27, 2025
2. Former Convent of San Domenico
Three markers flank the doors to the old convent, which opened in the 14th century. The building served as a prison from 1787 until 1992.
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 99 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
