S. Silvestro in Capite de Urbe, de Capite
Community ID:
403
Alternate Names:
SS Stefano Silvestro e Dionisio in Campo Marzo / S. Silvestro Cata Pauli / S. Chiara in S. Silvestro / mon inter duos Hortos / SS Stephani et Silvestri / SS Silvestro et Dionysii cata Pauli
Town:
Rome
Diocese:
Rome
Region:
LZ
Medieval Location:
inside town, near the basilica of S. Silvestro, on the site of an antique male monastery
Modern Location:
Rome
Dedication:
Pope Silvester / Pope Stephen / Denis
Date Founded:
1285
Date Terminated:
1871
Religious Order:
Poor Clares
Rule:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
Pope Honorius IV donates the properties of an antique male monastery to S. Maria in Selci to create a community of Clares.
Early Documents:
September 24, 1285: Papal bull of Honorius IV donating community & giving rule
Miscellaneous Information:
Was the Benedictine rule really the rule of this community? Needs verification.
Contributors:
Suzanne Wemple-Kinder
Date Started:
1285
Date Finished:
1871
Length:
674
