Borgo Mortara
Community ID:
682
Town:
Novara
Diocese:
Novara
Region:
Piedmont
Date Founded:
1482 (June 25)
Religious Order:
Poor Clares
Rule:
S. Chiara
Foundation Information:
approved by Pope Sixtus IV
Notable Members/Residents/Guests:
Sisters Cecilia Codognada and Ippolita de Melignano were considered to be the most pious.
Incorporated By:
In 1530, the monastery was brought under the discipline of Osservanti.
Secondary Sources:
Annales minorum, 1482
Contributors:
Suzanne Wemple-Kinder
Date Started:
1482
Length:
227
