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| The monumental complex of the ex-convent of Santa
Chiara from the order of the Clarisse nuns which was first under construction
in the year 1498, was consecrated for religious exercise and destined
for the Clarisse order. The attached parchment dates back to 1525,
signed in Chiusi by the ecclesiastic authority. (This can be hand
in the State archives of Siena.) |
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The rule of St. Francis, during this period, precise
the rules were established for the building being constructed, destined
for the exercises of the order. In particular, one was to team that
this was to be cur open building, contrary to usual construction of
closed monasteries, adapted for one's disposition in the form of T
(Tau Franciscan) with the abolition of Bell Towers In this epoch,
the abolition of the Clausura, to which the Clarisse had belonged,
the ownership of the convent building was passed to the Sarteano local
council. For years it was used as an elementary school, during the
last war, it was also used to accommodate members of the German military,
posted on the Italian front. |
From 1960 awards, the local council decided
to build a new school and thus the Convent was sold. The Grilli Bavaro
Family from Milan, they assumed private ownership of the building.
In 1968, the architect Giorgio Grilli began his task of restructuring
the convent. With this new management, taken over in 1994 by the Morgantini
Family, the restructuring and conservative restoring took place in
the form of the building's original style with its peculiar architectural
environment characteristic, no less accommodating and offering it's
guests the opportunity to take pleasure in ancient space and peaceful
tranquility.
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