1582/84
founded by the Congregazione di S. Giovanni di Dio (Congregation of St.
John of God)
Its members
used to say “You do well brothers!” when begging
The
congregation was founded by the Portuguese Juan Ciudad (1495/1550) who became a
saint by the name of John of God
After a
dissolute and wandering existence, he was converted and founded the Order of
Brothers Hospitallers. He dedicated his life to the care of the sick with a
modern vision of hospital care and hospitality
Patients
were accepted on the basis of disease and every one of them was treated and
assisted with an individual attention absolutely new for that time
St. John of
God is therefore regarded as the inventor of the modern idea of a hospital
Beginning
of 1700 expanded by Romano Carapecchia (1668/1738)
1867
rebuilt by Francesco Azzurri (1831/1901)
1930/34
completely renovated by Cesare Bazzani
(1873/1939)
It occupies
more than half of the Tiber Island continuing the functions of the place,
formerly sacred to the god of medicine Aesculapius
In the
eleventh century it was occupied by a shelter-shrine for sick dedicated to St.
Bartholomew and managed by a community of Benedictine Sisters
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