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From the fourteenth century, prostitutes in Florence were encouraged to leave their profession and spend their lives in repentance at the monastery of Sant'Elisabetta delle Convertite. Many did over its 500 years, and the monastery was soon one of the most populous in Florence. As the longest enduring monastery for repentant prostitutes, Sant'Elisabetta is an integral part of the history of nuns and of prostitution in the medieval and early modern periods, and had an important place in municipal responses to social welfare and civic morality. It is only by uncovering successive governments' involvement in Sant'Elisabetta that we can fully understand how the city attempted to manage both prostitution and welfare.
This is the first book-length study to put Sant'Elisabetta into its full historical context. It establishes the place of this often-overlooked nunnery in the wider world of medieval penitential piety, renaissance charity and early modern social welfare, exploring the myriad ways in which the Florentine authorities attempted to stabilise Sant'Elisabetta's finances and ensure its continued survival. Drawing on diverse archival sources, the book's long chronological scope offers valuable insights into the broader histories of the relationship between the Florentine state and monastic institutions, public policy, welfare and women in the long Renaissance.
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Gillian Jack is associate lecturer in history at the Open University, where she teaches history from Greek myth to the 1970s.
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Prostitution, Repentance and Social Welfare in Renaissance Florence : The Monastery of Sant'Elisabetta delle Convertite
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A study of the survival of Sant'Elisabetta delle Convertite, the Florence monastery for repentant prostitutes, during the long Renaissance. From the fourteenth century, prostitutes in Florence were encouraged to leave their profession and spend their lives in repentance at the monastery of Sant'Elisabetta delle Convertite. Many did over its five hundred years, and the monastery was soon one of the most populous in Florence. As the longest enduring monastery for repentant prostitutes, Sant'Elisabetta is an integral part of the history of nuns and of prostitution in the medieval and early modern periods, and it had an important place in municipal responses to social welfare and civic morality. It is only by uncovering successive governments' involvement in Sant'Elisabetta that we can fully understand how the city attempted to manage both prostitution and welfare.This is the first book-length study to put Sant'Elisabetta into its full historical context. It establishes the place of this often-overlooked nunnery in the wider world of medieval penitential piety, renaissance charity, and early modern social welfare, exploring the myriad ways in which the Florentine authorities attempted to stabilize Sant'Elisabetta's finances and ensure its continued survival. Drawing on diverse archival sources, the book's long chronological scope offers valuable insights into the broader histories of the relationship between the Florentine state and monastic institutions, public policy, welfare, and women in the long Renaissance. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781908590985
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