{"id":2097,"date":"2024-06-23T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2024-06-23T19:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T17:46:28","slug":"san-giovanni-patron-of-florence-festivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/zh\/2024\/06\/23\/san-giovanni-patron-of-florence-festivity\/","title":{"rendered":"San Giovanni patron of Florence festivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fuochi d&#039;artificio di San Giovanni a Firenze 2023\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JfxJ3cjRPeY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Patron Saint: <\/strong>Since the early days of Christianity, Florence has honored St. John the Baptist as its patron saint. 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