Ospedale degli Innocenti
The Ospedale degli Innocenti (English: Hospital of the Innocents) is a building in Florence.
History[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]
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]
In May 1519, members of the local chapter of the Assassins visited the hospital[3] as part of their search for the clues to the havens Leonardo da Vinci hid in the city.[4] Having followed a doctor from the Mercato Vecchio to the Ospedale,[5] the Assassins talked to the head doctor, learning that he had worked as Leonardo's personal assistant, accompannying him during his last year at Amboise before being called back to Florence some weeks prior to his death. The doctor then presented the Assassins with some instructions to solve the riddle, as well as a fragment of the painting Annunciation, both of which Leonardo had entrusted them with.[6]
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
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Portfolio 17
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Card 094
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Carnet de voyage 09