The religious complex of Santa Croce has been continuously inhabited by Franciscan friars and can thus more specifically be described as a friary, housing a community of men who focused on the sacred ministry of preaching, moving from place to place and professing poverty (in contrast to monks). Mendicant friaries are also sometimes referred to as "convents," though in English this term is typically reserved for female communities.
Alternate Names: built environment; built complexes
Getty ID: 300000202; 300264550; 300000201
Space Type
religious community
A facility for a group of people living together, including regular clergy and those who have taken vows as monks, friars, or nuns. Religious groups were frequently transferred from one facility to another, meaning that what started as a parish church or monastery could become a mendicant friary or female convent with a change of resident group.
