Fiesole

[ Italian fye-zaw-le ]

/ Italian ˈfyɛ zɔ lɛ /

Gio·van·ni da

[Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/. Angelico, Fra.

a town in central Italy, near Florence: Etruscan and ancient Roman ruins; cathedral.

Example sentences from the Web for fiesole

This is the sort of angel which Angelico da Fiesole conceived and represented, and he only.

A Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memories, and Fancies. |Anna Jameson
The carriage swept with agonizing jolts up through the Piazza of Fiesole and into the Settignano road.

A Room With A View |E. M. Forster
Didn't Giovanni tell us that he had friends in Fiesole, and that he was going to visit them?

The Lure of the Mask |Harold MacGrath
Once we drove up to "aerial Fiesole," and never can I forget Landor's manner while in the neighborhood of his former home.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 |Various

Monna Tita was made by nature to live on this side of Fiesole.

Imaginary Conversations and Poems |Walter Savage Landor

Fiesole ¹

/ (Italian ˈfiɛːzole) /

a town in central Italy, in Tuscany near Florence: Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 14 085 (2001) Ancient name: Faesulae (ˈfiːsʊliː)

Fiesole ²

/ (Italian ˈfiɛːzole) /

Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da) the monastic name of (Fra) Angelico