Badia Fiesolana

The historic cathedral in Fiesole

The Badia was the cathedral in Fiesole from the Early Middle Ages to 1028. The building has been subject to many changes over the years, originally being started by Camaldolese monks and later Benedictines from Montecassino and the Canons Regular of St. Augustine. The current building dates to the 15th century and was commissioned by Cosimo de’ Medici the Elder, who enlarged the 11th-century building. Celebrated architects like Brunelleschi and Michelozzo worked on renovating the abbey.