THE ARCHIVE PAPERS STATE IN PIACENZA
23 notaries found in 1998
referring to the Calendasco hospital
23 notaries found in 1998
referring to the Calendasco hospital
Below is a portion taken from the book
by Umberto Battini published in 2005 (who found the unpublished notaries)
"Saint Corrado Confalonieri the Seeker of God"
with a historical-critical analysis of the places of Calendasco
who saw the Patron Saint of the village present
by Umberto Battini published in 2005 (who found the unpublished notaries)
"Saint Corrado Confalonieri the Seeker of God"
with a historical-critical analysis of the places of Calendasco
who saw the Patron Saint of the village present
THE LEGAL-SOCIAL EXISTENCE OF THE CALENDASCO HOSPITAL, BUILT ALONG THE VIA FRANCIGENA ROAD, ON THE STRETCH OF THE OLDER Placentia-Ticinum ROAD, is provided by paper documents found in the Notarial Collection of the State Archives of Piacenza.
These are various pieces relating to the 17th century, part of the Special Diplomatics, the one reserved for Private Writing.
Notarial papers that are valuable and which report in the protocol, text and escatocol those characteristics of greatest importance of the act and its relevance to the structure itself.
The analysis of Latin words, of which all the acts are composed, opens the doors to understanding the place and the territory.
Where it reads "SUBTUS PORTICHUS HOSPITII DICTI LOCI" or "IN LOCO CALENDASCHI DUCATO PIACENTINO IN HOSPITIO DICTI LOCI PORTICHUS VERSUS" or even " IN LOCO CALENDASCHI….IN HOSPITIO STRATA PUBLICAM VERSUS".
There is a clear reference to HOSPITIO, that is, a place suitable for the shelter of people and animals in tow, a hotel, a place of hospitality for the poor traveler and it is no coincidence that even today, although in letters that are now almost illegible and erased by time, above the arch of the entrance portico there are traces of an inscription saying: "HERE WE OFFER ACCOMMODATION AND STABLE".
It was therefore a place of continuous, daily hospitality for the occasional traveler but also a place of assistance to the destitute, to the least of the place.
The documents relating to the Hospital of Calendasco give the exact geographical location of the same, saying "STRATA PUBLICA VERSUS".
These are various pieces relating to the 17th century, part of the Special Diplomatics, the one reserved for Private Writing.
Notarial papers that are valuable and which report in the protocol, text and escatocol those characteristics of greatest importance of the act and its relevance to the structure itself.
The analysis of Latin words, of which all the acts are composed, opens the doors to understanding the place and the territory.
Where it reads "SUBTUS PORTICHUS HOSPITII DICTI LOCI" or "IN LOCO CALENDASCHI DUCATO PIACENTINO IN HOSPITIO DICTI LOCI PORTICHUS VERSUS" or even " IN LOCO CALENDASCHI….IN HOSPITIO STRATA PUBLICAM VERSUS".
There is a clear reference to HOSPITIO, that is, a place suitable for the shelter of people and animals in tow, a hotel, a place of hospitality for the poor traveler and it is no coincidence that even today, although in letters that are now almost illegible and erased by time, above the arch of the entrance portico there are traces of an inscription saying: "HERE WE OFFER ACCOMMODATION AND STABLE".
It was therefore a place of continuous, daily hospitality for the occasional traveler but also a place of assistance to the destitute, to the least of the place.
The documents relating to the Hospital of Calendasco give the exact geographical location of the same, saying "STRATA PUBLICA VERSUS".
In the Latin term "STRATA PUBLICA" it stands for MAIN STREET, the most important street, the one that connected the Borgo di Calendasco to the city.
The documents relating to the Calendasco Hospital are mostly drawn up under the portico of the same, and it was and still is, located on the side of the main road, "STRATA PUBLICA VERSUS".
Studies report that the Franciscan Tertiaries had many hermitages in Italy such as the one called 'al gorgolare' of Calendasco, where, driven by the desire for perfection, under the guidance of a superior of their own choosing, they dedicated themselves to the service of the sick, poor and pilgrims at some public hospital or hospice.
The documents relating to the Calendasco Hospital are mostly drawn up under the portico of the same, and it was and still is, located on the side of the main road, "STRATA PUBLICA VERSUS".
Studies report that the Franciscan Tertiaries had many hermitages in Italy such as the one called 'al gorgolare' of Calendasco, where, driven by the desire for perfection, under the guidance of a superior of their own choosing, they dedicated themselves to the service of the sick, poor and pilgrims at some public hospital or hospice.
Umberto Battini
historian of S. Corrado and popularizer
This above is just a short excerpt from the book
"Saint Corrado Confalonieri the Seeker of God" by Umberto Battini published in 2005 with the Preface by Cardinal Tomas Spidlik SJ
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