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The '''Santa Maria dei Carmini''' (English: ''Church of | The '''Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Carmini''' (English: ''Church of Saint Mary of the Carmelites'') is located in the [[Dorsoduro District]] of [[Venice]]. The church was originally called Santa Maria Assunta and dates back to the 14th century. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Built in the 1300s, Santa Maria dei Carmini was founded by a group of women who made their livelihood stitching monastic aprons for the monks in a nearby {{Wiki|Carmelite}} monastery.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Maria dei Carmini]]</ref> | Built in the 1300s, Santa Maria dei Carmini was founded by a group of women who made their livelihood stitching monastic aprons for the monks in a nearby {{Wiki|Carmelites|Carmelite}} monastery.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Maria dei Carmini]]</ref> | ||
Carmelites believed so much in these aprons, or scapulars, that the Carmelite Constitution stated it was a serious fault to sleep without one and saying Mass sans scapular resulted in automatic excommunication.<ref name="Database" /> | Carmelites believed so much in these aprons, or scapulars, that the Carmelite Constitution stated it was a serious fault to sleep without one and saying Mass sans scapular resulted in automatic excommunication.<ref name="Database" /> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:45, 8 January 2024
The Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Carmini (English: Church of Saint Mary of the Carmelites) is located in the Dorsoduro District of Venice. The church was originally called Santa Maria Assunta and dates back to the 14th century.
History[edit | edit source]
Built in the 1300s, Santa Maria dei Carmini was founded by a group of women who made their livelihood stitching monastic aprons for the monks in a nearby Carmelite monastery.[1]
Carmelites believed so much in these aprons, or scapulars, that the Carmelite Constitution stated it was a serious fault to sleep without one and saying Mass sans scapular resulted in automatic excommunication.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The church has a view point in Assassin's Creed II.