S. Tommaso al Cavaglione
Community ID:
2319
Alternate Names:
S. Tomeo; S. Tome; S. Fume
Town:
Città di Castello
Diocese:
Città di Castello
Date Founded:
1193 (June)
Date Terminated:
1789 (See "Present State of Medieval Structure," below)
Religious Order:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
Emperor Henry and his wife Bontadossa conveyed a donation of lands at Teglio (Tenghio), ceding it to found a monastery according to the rule of the monastery of S. Tommaso of Arezzo.
Notable Heads:
Prioresses: 1254: D. Giuliana; 1258: D. Lucia; 1341 & 1351: D. Magia di ser Bartolomeo, abbess
Dependency Of:
S. Spirito, which paid taxes for S. Tommaso in 1482 and 1491.
Other Ecclesiastical Relations:
A filiate of S. Tommaso.
Early Documents:
July 13, 1254: D. Giuliana, prioress, and D. Chiara, nun, otained absolution from excommunication (which they had incurred for not recognizing tthe authority of Bishop Pietro) from the Dominican priest Deodato.
State Of Medieval Structure:
September 30, 1789 -- monastery destroyed by earthquake
Secondary Sources:
Memorie ecclesiastiche e civili di Città di Castello, vol V., pp. 85-86.
Contributors:
Suzanne Wemple-Kinder
Date Started:
1193
Date Finished:
1789
Length:
815
