S. Caterina V. M.
Community ID:
604
Town:
Alba
Diocese:
Alba
Region:
Piedmont
Date Founded:
1200-1299 (13th c.)
Date Terminated:
1810
Religious Order:
Poor Clares (Benedictine in the 19th c.)
Relative Wealth:
A report of 1573 notes that S. Caterina was wealthier than S. Maria Maddalena (See S. Maria Maddalena)
Literary Works:
The Torino library has only two books from the monastery. The first dates from 1745 and is an inventory of the Censi and other coods received by the monastery; the second is an inventory that is primarily also a Libro de Censi.
Early Documents:
First document: 1307
Manuscript Sources:
Torino, Archivio di Stato, Sala 14, Materie Ecclesiastiche Monache, Alba, Dominicani di Santa Catterina. 1 fasc. 1307-XVIII.
Contributors:
Suzanne Wemple-Kinder
Date Started:
1200
Date Finished:
1810
Length:
568
