Certosa Di Pontignano
250px, Small cloister The Certosa di Pontignano (Pontignano Charterhouse), also known as the Certosa di San Pietro, is a Carthusian monastery and church in the neighborhood of Pontignano, within the town limits of Castelnuovo Berardenga, a few kilometers north of the city of Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. The monastic complex, after the expulsion of the monks in 1810, passed through various hands, until it was acquired in 1959 by the University of Siena, and used for academic meetings, conventions, and also hotel and restaurant for events such as weddings and celebrations. History The monastery was originally commissioned in 1343 by Bindo di Falcone Petroni, nephew of the Cardinal Riccardo Petroni. One of the more prominent monks of the Certosa was the blessed Stefano Maconi (1347–1424). As a young many, he had served as translator and secretary for Catherine of Siena. During 1398-1410, he was recruited by Sforza to be the prior general of the Certosa of Milan. He wo ...
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Certosa Di Pontignano, Chiostro Grande O Della Clausura, 03
Certosa is an Italian word meaning Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse. It may refer to: * Certosa di Bologna, a former monastery which was turned into a monumental cemetery * Certosa di Farneta, near Lucca in Tuscany * Certosa di Ferrara * Certosa del Galluzzo, near Florence in Tuscany * Certosa di Padula, near Salerno in southern Italy *Certosa di Parma * Certosa di Pavia * Certosa di Pavia (comune), a small town in Lombardy near to, and named after the monastery * Certosa di San Martino, a former monastery complex, now a museum, in Naples * La Certosa, an island near Venice See also

* Charterhouse (monastery) *List of Carthusian monasteries {{disambig, geo, church ...
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