 A hospital in San Gimignano was formerly named in her honor and several paintings of her can be found in the town.Finadei Ciardi was born in San Gimignano in 1238.The Daughter of Cambio Ciardi and Imperiera, a declined noble family, she lived all her existence in a humble house located in the historic centre of the famous “city of beautiful towers” (today the small road on which her house stands takes her name).