2862. ST. JOHN GUALBERTO.

_Lorenzo Monaco_ (Florentine: 1370-1425). _See 1897._

This picture represents St. John Gualberto, the Florentine (died 1073),

establishing the Order of the Vallombrosans, whose proper habit is of

a pale ash colour. He was Abbot of San Miniato, from which he retired

to Vallombrosa, establishing there the Order called after the place of

its original home.

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