Square 44
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- 1 - Malmaritate
1579 hospice for unhappily married women. There were four adult women and one female servant there in 1632 (approximate location in V della Scala). No longer exists.
Streets, Parishes, Notes:
"Quarter: S. Maria Novella, Parish: S. Lucia sul Prato, Streets: V Benedetta, V della Scala {p}, V Palazzuolo {p}. Square 44 had many households, few shops, some patricians, some households with servants, many households w/o surnames and many households headed by widows. Weavers were likely here."
Photo courtesy Musei Comunali Firenze.
