Did you know? The Vatican is the world's smallest sovereign nation but has its own standing army, with uniforms designed by Michaelangelo!
Did you know? The Renaissance Artists like DaVinci ran what amounted to Interior Design Studios and Architectural Firms, designing everything for their patron's homes from the gardens and battlements, floor tiles and staircases, to the lighting, tapestries and art on the walls!
Did you know? Most of the "styles" of interior design and furniture, from Roman,Romanesque,Gothic,Renaissance, to Baroque and Roccoco and Spanish Mission style come directly from the monasteries and religious influences of Catholic Europe.
Did you know? That many monasteries today still produce fine furniture, wines, beers and ales and works of devotional art all at reasonable prices!
Did you know? Many of the most notable artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods were taught in monasteries and many, like Fra Angelico, were famous artists in their own right!
Did you know? That many "living monasteries" in Europe and the Middle East still take in travelers and offer very affordable and well appointed accomadations where hospitality and kindness is still the main virtue of the monastic brothers!
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