S. Maria Annunziata di Monte Corneo
Community ID:
2689
Town:
Perugia
Diocese:
Perugia
Medieval Location:
Outside the Porta S. Pietro, in the neighborhood of S. Giustina de Monte Corneo.
Date Founded:
1340 (circa)
Religious Order:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
In 1340, Taddea Cinaglia asked the Abbot of S. Pietro, D. Ugolino di Monte Vibiano, to permit the foundation of a female community dedicated to S. Maria Annunziata on her own property. She was granted permission with the understanding that the monastery would be a dependency of S. Pietro, and not of the parish of Monte Corneo.
Other Ecclesiastical Relations:
In 1349 the community of S. Giovanni di Columbella asked S. Maria to send them one of their nuns as an abbess.
Secondary Sources:
Contributors:
Suzanne Wemple-Kinder
Date Started:
1340
Length:
657
