Groups

Canonici Regolari di S. Salvatore

This group of Augustinian canons (priests living together under the Rule of St. Augustine) originated in Bologna, settling first outside of Florence at the church of San Domenico a Scopeto, from which they took their nickname Scopetini. Stefano Rosselli mentions them in his discussions of each of the three churches where they resided in the sixteenth century: S. Pier Gattolini (1530-1547), S. Lucia sul Prato (1547/8-1575), and S. Jacopo Soprarno (1575-1703).

Alternate Names

Canonici regolari di San Salvatore a Scopeto
Canonici Regolari di S. Salvadore
Renani
Scopetini
Scopetini in S. Jacopo Soprarno

Group Type
Gender	male
Affiliation
Database ID	2285

Memorials (3 total)

S. Jacopo soprarno 20 commemorative plaque and canons' tomb		1575 to present
S. Jacopo soprarno 40 due cartelle
S. Lucia sul Prato 5 commemorative plaque		circa 1547 (date is approximate) to circa 1720 (date is approximate)

Related Groups (5 total)

francescani di S. Jacopo Soprarno (religious)		1575
padri Umiliati in Ognissanti (religious) a		1547
popolo di S. Jacopo Soprarno (religious)		1575 to 1703
popolo di S. Lucia sul Prato (religious)		1547 to 1575
popolo di S. Piero Gattolini (religious)		1530 to 1547

Locations (3 total)

S. Jacopo Soprarno, Nicchio, S. Spirito, Florence		1575 to 1703
S. Lucia Ognissanti, Unicorno, S. Maria Novella, Florence		1547 to 1575
S. Pier Gattolino, Ferza, S. Spirito, Florence		1530 to 1547

Buildings (3 total)

S. Jacopo Soprarno		1575 to 1703 b
S. Lucia sul Prato		1547 to 1575 c
S. Piero Gattolini		1530 to 1547 d

Sources (2 total)

ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 141-142, 171-172
ASF, Manoscritti, 625, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 886

Notes

[a] The Umiliati fathers retained control at Ognissanti, but were replaced at Santa Lucia by the Scopetini.
[b] The Scopetini moved from S. Lucia sul Prato to S. Jacopo in 1575. Fourteen canons were in residence at the 1632 census. They were forced out by Duke Cosimo III in 1703 to make way for the Padri della Missione.
[c] Less than two decades after their transfer to S. Pier Gattolini, the canons moved across the river to S. Lucia sul Prato, where they displeased locals with their management of the parish, especially hands-off after their relocation to S. Jacopo Soprarno in 1575. For more on these disputes see David Rosenthal, “Big Piero, the Empire of the Meadow, and the Parish of Santa Lucia: Claiming Neighborhood in the Early Modern City.” Journal of Urban History 32, no. 5 (July 1, 2006): 677–92, esp. 681, 685-686.
[d] S. Piero Gattolini was given to the Canons Regular of S. Salvatore, also known as the Scopetini after their church at San Donato a Scopeto, which had been destroyed in the Siege of Florence and resulted in the group's move into the city.