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[[ | {{Era|Landmarks}}{{WP-REAL}} | ||
The '''Ospedale | {{Landmark_Infobox | ||
|name = Ospedale degli Innocenti | |||
|architect = [[Filippo Brunelleschi]] | |||
|image = Ospedale degli innocenti.jpg | |||
|location = [[Florence]], [[Italy]] | |||
|dateconstructed = 1419–1445 | |||
|abandoned = 1875 | |||
|functions = Orphanage | |||
}} | |||
The '''Ospedale degli Innocenti''' (English: ''Hospital of the Innocents'') is a building in [[Florence]]. | |||
==History== | |||
[[ | ===Origin=== | ||
[[ | Designed by [[Filippo Brunelleschi]] and opened in 1445, the Ospedale degli Innocenti was an orphanage for unwanted babies, being the first of its kind in [[Europe]]. During the [[Renaissance]], many babies were abandoned by their mothers in order for them to be hired by the Ospedale as wet nurses, so they could be paid to feed their own children.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Ospedale degli Innocenti]]</ref> | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | |||
At the orphanage, boys were tutored in various professions by the Ospedale's staff, while girls were usually trained to become nuns or wives.<ref name="Database" /> | |||
===Bonfire of the Vanities=== | |||
In 1497, during the reign of [[Girolamo Savonarola]] over Florence, one of his lieutenants, the [[Doctor (Savonarola's lieutenant)|Doctor]], was killed at the Ospedale by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' – [[Surgical Strike]]</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*A [[Glyphs|glyph]] was located on the building. | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | |||
**''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{ACII}} | |||
[[Category:Residences]] | |||
[[Category:Hospitals]] | |||
[[Category:Landmarks in Florence]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 3 May 2026
The Ospedale degli Innocenti (English: Hospital of the Innocents) is a building in Florence.
History[edit | edit source]
Origin[edit | edit source]
Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and opened in 1445, the Ospedale degli Innocenti was an orphanage for unwanted babies, being the first of its kind in Europe. During the Renaissance, many babies were abandoned by their mothers in order for them to be hired by the Ospedale as wet nurses, so they could be paid to feed their own children.[1]
At the orphanage, boys were tutored in various professions by the Ospedale's staff, while girls were usually trained to become nuns or wives.[1]
Bonfire of the Vanities[edit | edit source]
In 1497, during the reign of Girolamo Savonarola over Florence, one of his lieutenants, the Doctor, was killed at the Ospedale by the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[2]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- A glyph was located on the building.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Ospedale degli Innocenti
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Bonfire of the Vanities – Surgical Strike