S. Filippo e S Giacomo
Community ID:
186
Alternate Names:
S. Jacobi e S. Filippi / Jacopi / Giaconi / e S. Ponziani (After 908)
Town:
Lucca
Region:
Tuscany
Medieval Location:
Placule, accross from the west walls town, at the gate of S. Pietro, on the road to Pisa, near the church of the hospital S. Vitale, S. Ponziano
Modern Location:
Placule
Corporate Status:
Hospital
Dedication:
Saint Philip / Saint James
Date Founded:
790
Date Terminated:
990 or earlier
Foundation Information:
Founde by deacon (later bishop) Jacopo, who made the donation as a pilgrim's act of charity
Priveleges & Papal Exemptions:
sought after (see "Early Documents," below)
Dependent Communities:
S. Sabinus (See S. Savino); S. Lorenzo (See S. Lorenzo e S. Valentino), both by order of the Bishop of Lucca (See "Early Documents," below).
Patrons/Benefactors:
founder (later restored Willa as a male monastery, under the protection of Otto III)
Assets/Property:
land both within and outside of Lucca, donated by the founder; hospital of S. Vitale was also restored by the founder
Charitable/Work:
hospital of S. Vitale: fed and bathed 12 poor per week
Early Documents:
[1] 790: foundation charter; [2] 806: exchange dependency with the bishop of Lucca
Contributors:
WRL Project
Date Started:
790
Date Finished:
990
Length:
705
