Santa Brigida al Paradiso
The Chiesa dei Santi Salvatore e Santa Brigida al Paradiso is a Roman Catholic church building in Florence . It was built around 1395 as a Brigittenklosterkirche . In the nearby ancient Capelli di Santa Brigida al Paradiso degli Alberti , frescoes from the 14th century have been preserved.
history
In 1390 Antonio Alberti founded a convent of the Order of the Redeemer . This was the second in the order. The first monks and nuns came in 1392, and in 1395 they received papal confirmation.
The double monastery was set up in a palace, with the areas of the nuns and monks separated by a wall according to the rules of the order. Initially, the ancient chapel of Santa Maria e Zanobi a Fabroro was used as a church. Then a new church of Santa Brigida al Paradiso was built and the chapel was converted into a chapter house.
In 1529 the monastery was badly damaged and then restored. 1576 issued Pope Gregory XIII. a ban on the admission of new monks to end the publicly controversial character of the double monastery. From 1594 only nuns lived in the monastery.
In 1734 the monastery was opened by Pope Clement XII. canceled. The building became a hospital for the poor. In 1776 the last nuns moved to the Benedictine convent of Sant'Ambrogio.
From 1988 to 1992 there were extensive restorations in the ancient chapel of Santa Maria e Zanobi a Fabroro, during which some frescoes from the 14th century were exposed.
literature
- Manfred Wundram: Art Guide Florence . Reclam, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-15-010385-1
Web links
- Ex Monastero di Santa Brigida al Paradiso Paradiso degli Alberti (Italian)
- Il Paradiso degli Alberti Paradiso degli Alberti, photos
Individual evidence
- ↑ Il Paradiso degli Alberti restauro dell'ex-convento Martini Studio (Italian)
Coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′ 9.4 ″ N , 11 ° 17 ′ 12.5 ″ E