S. Bernardo
Community ID:
228
Town:
Pisa
Region:
Tuscany
Medieval Location:
"par S. Christoforo" (1444); " par S. Giovanni al Gaetano" (1267); next to the church of S. Croce, at the mouth of the Arno
Modern Location:
Pisa
Corporate Status:
Hospital
Dedication:
Saint Bernard
Date Founded:
1251
Date Terminated:
1810
Religious Order:
Cistercian
Incorporated Communities:
S. Maria Maddelena di Colle (S. Maria Maddelena); hospital Osnello, via Carraja di Minutolo
Dependency Of:
The abbot S. Galgano (in Volterra) granted the privilege to build a new monastery in location 1, in 1444. After 1580, the community came under the jurisdiction of the bishop of Pisa, by order of Pope Gregory XIII.
Assets/Property:
The building at the site "par Giovanni al Gaetano" was begun in 1255, and was habitable by 1267. (Pope Clement IV had cited danger from pirates at the previous location at the mouth of the Arno.)
Early Documents:
1251: Papal bull, granting monastic privileges under the Cistercial rule
Contributors:
WRL Project
Date Started:
1251
Date Finished:
1810
Length:
563
