S. Maria di Montecristo
Community ID:
2748
Alternate Names:
S. Lorenzo di Monte Cristo
Town:
Todi
Diocese:
Todi
Medieval Location:
Outside the Porta Perugina
Date Founded:
1248 or earlier
Date Terminated:
1794 (See "Visitations," below)
Religious Order:
Poor Clares
Foundation Information:
On July 11, 1248, Pope Innocent IV conceded to the nuns of S. Lorenzo di Collazone the right to build a new monastery because of military incursions.
Other Ecclesiastical Relations:
Reformed in 1515 by S. Chiara.
Visitations:
Stefano Borgio was the apostolic visitor who suppressed the community in 1794.
State Of Medieval Structure:
Currently the site of the Istituto Agrario
Published Primary Sources:
Secondary Sources:
Dove e morto il b. Jacopone?, p. 33, no. 1;
Le Cronache di Todi (secoli XIII-XVI), pp. 556-557;
Ricordanze del Monastero di S. Lucia osc. in Foligno (cronache 1424-1786), map.
Contributors:
Suzanne Wemple-Kinder
Date Started:
1248
Date Finished:
1794
Length:
506
