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The Certosa di Firenze is a former monastery of the Certosini Order, which stands on Monte Acuto, at the confluence of Ema with Greve near Galluzzo, surrounded by high walls. It was built from 1341 by Nicholas Acciaiuoli, Grand siniscalco of the Kingdom of Naples and a member of one of the most illustrious Florentine families, and at his death (1365), the building was almost completed. The Certosa was later enlarged and enriched by numerous
donations over the centuries. The name and type of building derived from the first house, the Grande Chartreuse of the Order of Certosini and built in 1084 by St. Bruno on the Massif de la Chartreuse, near Grenoble, and like all monasteries, it is located far from the city, a place Originally solitary and silent.
After the suppression of religious orders in 1810 the Certosa was stripped of about 500 works of art, only partially restored at the return of theCertosini order and the return of Lorraine (1818).For example, many of the furnishings were irretrievably lost, as well as many paintings and sculptures. The table of the main altar of the church, commissioned by Nicholas Acciauoli to Gherardo Stamina (Madonna and Saints) is now divided between foreign museums and collections. It was again abolished in 1866 by decree of the Kingdom of Italy and again in 1872, the Certosini were allowed to return, if only in use, as property remain to the Italian State.The earthquake of 1895 required remedial measures and a new substantial restoration was completed at the end of the fifties. The Certosini monks of strict
enclosure, were replaced in 1958 by the Benedictines Cistercians, who helped open vast complex to the public. The Charterhouse is composed of several buildings: church, chapter house, sacristy, refectory, cloisters, offices and residences for the monks and lay brothers. Was designed to accommodate up to 18 monks cloistered brothers and five converts, as you can see from the number of homes located throughout the structure. The cloistered monks possessed a cell rather large, as there had to spend almost all their lives in meditation.
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