Certosa di firenze, chiesa di san lorenzo, ext

Certosa di Firenze, cloister, October 2012

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

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. The building is a walled complex located on

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, 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 The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...

, but continued to expand over the centuries as the recipient of numerous donations. Firenze certosa chapel 1878

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 {{Christian-monastery-stub