![Certosa di Firenze, cloister, October 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Certosa_di_Firenze%2C_cloister%2C_October_2012.jpg)
Florence Charterhouse (''Certosa di Firenze'' or ''Certosa del Galluzzo'') is a charterhouse, or
Carthusian
The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its ...
monastery, located in the
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
suburb of
Galluzzo
Galluzzo is part of quartiere 3 of the Italian city of Florence, Italy, located in the southern extremity of the Florentine commune. It is known for the celebrated Carthusian monastery, the Galluzzo or Florence Charterhouse (''Certosa di Firenze ...
, in central
Italy
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. The building is a walled complex located on
Monte Acuto
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* Monte Desert
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Italy
* Monte Bregagno
* Monte Cassino
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Portugal
* Mont ...
, at the point of confluence of the Ema and Greve rivers.
The charterhouse was founded in 1341 by the Florentine noble
Niccolò Acciaioli
Niccolò Acciaioli or Acciaiuoli (1310 – 8 November 1365) was an Italian noble, a member of the Florentine banking family of the Acciaioli. He was the grand seneschal of the Kingdom of Naples and count of Melfi, Malta, and Gozo in the mid- ...
, Grand Seneschal of the
Kingdom of Naples
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, but continued to expand over the centuries as the recipient of numerous donations.
![Firenze certosa cloister 1878](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Firenze_certosa_cloister_1878.jpg)
In 1958 the monastery was taken over by
Cistercian
The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...
monks.
The chapter house now holds five fresco lunettes by
Pontormo
Jacopo Carucci (May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as ''Jacopo da Pontormo'', ''Jacopo Pontormo'', or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerism, Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a pr ...
from the cloister, damaged by exposure to the elements.
The charterhouse inspired
Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , , ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was ...
for his urban projects.
The monastery houses the
Società Internazionale per lo Studio del Medioevo Latino
The International Society for the Study of Medieval Latin Culture ( it, Società Internazionale per lo Studio del Medioevo Latino, known as SISMEL) is an Italian non-profit cultural institute, based in Florence. It promotes multi-disciplinary resea ...
, an Italian non-profit cultural institute.
Passion of Christ (Pontormo)
Pontormo, orazione 2, certosa.jpg, ''Agony in the Garden''
Pontormo, cristo davanti a pilato 3, certosa.jpg, ''Christ Before Pilate''
Pontormo,_via_crucis_2,_certosa.jpg, ''Christ Carries His Cross''
Certosa di fi, palazzo acciaiuoli, pinacoteca, pontormo, deposizione 01.JPG, ''Deposition''
Pontormo, resurrezione 2, certosa.jpg, ''Resurrection''
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Carthusian monasteries in Italy
Monasteries in Tuscany
1341 establishments in Europe
14th-century establishments in the Republic of Florence
Charterhouse
Charterhouse may refer to:
* Charterhouse (monastery), of the Carthusian religious order
Charterhouse may also refer to:
Places
* The Charterhouse, Coventry, a former monastery
* Charterhouse School, an English public school in Surrey
London ...
Christian monasteries established in the 14th century
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