S. Marino and S. Leo
Community ID: 
 
697
 
Town: 
 
Pavia
 
Region: 
 
Piedmont
 
Religious Order: 
 
Benedictine (c. 1000-1300), then Dominican
 
Foundation Information: 
 

Founded by Astolfo, king of the Lombards. Benedictine monks took over the house c. 1000.

 
First Members: 
 

S. Eufemia, daughter of King Astolfo, was among the first nuns.

 
Manuscript Sources: 
 

Pavia, Archivio, II 95 A-B, 406-410, MSS mid-XIX: Capsoni, Gaetano, __Notizie di vescovi, chiesi e monasteri di Pavia e notizie varie al culto.__

 
Contributors: 
 
Suzanne Wemple-Kinder
 
Length: 
 
377