Groups

frati ingesuati della Calza

A group of Jesuati, or Jesuate friars, first lived at S. Giusto fuori la Mura, a friary outside the Porta a Pinti gate in the northeastern sector of the city, until it was destroyed during the siege of Florence. In 1530, they moved across town to S. Giovannino detto la Calza in the Oltrarno just inside the Porta a S. Pier Gattolini, taking four altarpieces with them.

Alternate Names

frati ingesuati della Porta a Pinti

Group Type
Gender	male
Affiliation	Jesuate Frairs The Jesuati, or Jesuates, were founded in Siena by Giovanni Colombini in 1360 as a lay fraternity inspired by the spirituality of Saint Jerome. Other names include ingesuati, frati gesuati di san Girolamo, and Clerici apostolici Sancti Hieronymi. The male branch was suppressed by Pope Clement IX in 1668, while the Jesuati sisters remained active until 1872. Despite their similar name, the Jesuates are distinct from and should not be confused with the Jesuit Order, founded in 1540.
Database ID	2597

Memorials (4 total)

La Calza Richa 01 Altar grande		1530 to 1668 a
La Calza Richa 02 Altare dell'Orazione nell'orto del Perugino		1530 to 1668 b
La Calza Richa 03 Altare del Crocifisso del Perugino		1530 to 1668
La Calza Richa 04 Altare della Pietà del Perugino		1530 to 1668 c

Related Groups (1 total)

monache di S. Giovanni Gerosolimitano (religious)

1530

Buildings (1 total)

S. Giovannino detto la Calza

1530 to 1668

Sources (1 total)

ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)

pp. 139-140

Notes

[a] After the suppression of the Jesuates, the altarpiece remained in the church until its removal to the Uffizi in 1857.
[b] After the suppression of the Jesuates, the altarpiece remained in the church until its removal to the Uffizi in 1857.
[c] After the suppression of the Jesuates, the altarpiece remained in the church until its removal to the Uffizi in 1857.