Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Camposanto

A legend tells, that Ubaldo Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa, returning home from the cruisade in 1203, brought home a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha. This was the start of this cemetery. The construction of the oblong cloister began in 1278, stopped after the Battle of Meloria (1284) and was finally completed in 1464. Leonardo Fibonacci (aka "Leonardo of Pisa", "Leonardo Pisano Bigollo"), born in Pisa ~ 1170, was the most gifted mathematician of the Middle Ages. After travels to Northern Africa, where he met with many merchants and learning of their systems of doing arithmetic, he realised the advantages of the "Hindu-Arabic" system. In 1202 he completed the "Liber Abaci" which popularized Hindu–Arabic numerals in Europe. Pisa is proud of him and so he was honored by the city with this statue in the 19th century.

A legend tells, that Ubaldo Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa, returning home from the cruisade in 1203, brought home a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha. This was the start of this cemetery. The construction of the oblong cloister began in 1278, stopped after the Battle of Meloria (1284) and was finally completed in 1464. The chains hanging on the wall are parst of the chain, that in medieval times closed the entrance to Pisa´s harbour. Following Pisa’s defeat at the Meloria, the chain was broken and in 1342 shipped to Genoa. The parts seen here were returned to Pisa in 1860, after the Unification of Italy.

A legend tells, that Ubaldo Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa, returning home from the cruisade in 1203, brought home a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha. This was the start of this cemetery. The construction of the oblong cloister began in 1278, stopped after the Battle of Meloria (1284) and was finally completed in 1464. Ancient sarcophagi line the walls. Most of the large frescoes are attributed to Buonamico Buffalmacco (aka "Bonamico di Martino da Firenze").

A legend tells, that Ubaldo Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa, returning home from the cruisade in 1203, brought home a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha. This was the start of this cemetery. The construction of the oblong cloister began in 1278, stopped after the Battle of Meloria (1284) and was finally completed in 1464. Sarcophagi line the walls. Seen in the background is the cupola of the cathedral and the top of the Leaning Tower. During WW2 the Camposanto got severely damaged.

A legend tells, that Ubaldo Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa, returning home from the cruisade in 1203, brought home a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha. This was the start of this cemetery. The construction of the oblong cloister began in 1278, stopped after the Battle of Meloria (1284) and was finally completed in 1464.

A legend tells, that Ubaldo Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa, returning home from the cruisade in 1203, brought home a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha. This was the start of this cemetery. The construction of the oblong cloister began in 1278, stopped after the Battle of Meloria (1284) and was finally completed in 1464.

A legend tells, that Ubaldo Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa, returning home from the cruisade in 1203, brought home a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha. This was the start of this cemetery. The construction of the oblong cloister began in 1278, stopped after the Battle of Meloria (1284) and was finally completed in 1464.