Scuole piccole e suffragi
Item
Country
IT
Name of institution (English)
State Archives of Venice
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
ita
Contact information: postal address
Campo dei Frari, San Polo 3002, 30125 Venice
Contact information: phone number
0039 0415222281
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
as-ve@archivi.beniculturali.it
Reference number
Scuole piccole
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Small fraternities and suffrages
Title (official language of the state)
Scuole piccole e suffragi
Language of title
ita
Creator / accumulator
Scuole piccole e suffragi
Date(s)
1215/1806
Language(s)
heb
ita
lat
Extent
735 folders and 1118 files
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
This fonds comprises documentation from around 340 confraternities and brotherhoods from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The type of documentation concerning each fraternity is variable, but often contains series about financial activity, religious acts or celebrations, inventories, testaments, and records of internal proceedings and decisions.
The Scuole piccole e suffragi includes a sub-fonds concerning specifically the Jewish communities of Venice, entitled Fraterna della misericordia degli Ebrei tedeschi di Venezia ed altre fraterne degli Ebrei (Fraternity of mercy of the German Jews of Venice and other fraternities of the Jews). It contains nine series with records concerning the Fraternity of Mercy of the Jewish Ghetto, some of them in Hebrew (as an example, 729, fol. 10). There are also specific references to other Jewish fraternities, for instance, the Fraterna della Mizericorida della Nazione Israelita (Fraternity of Mercy of the Israelite Nation), in a document of August 16, 1812 (731, fol. 17v). The matters related to the daily life of the Jews of Venice are numerous, including references to the Università di Venezia (Jewish congregation of Venice), charities, loans and banks, among other topics (735).
All documents concerning the Jewish community are available online on:
The Scuole piccole e suffragi includes a sub-fonds concerning specifically the Jewish communities of Venice, entitled Fraterna della misericordia degli Ebrei tedeschi di Venezia ed altre fraterne degli Ebrei (Fraternity of mercy of the German Jews of Venice and other fraternities of the Jews). It contains nine series with records concerning the Fraternity of Mercy of the Jewish Ghetto, some of them in Hebrew (as an example, 729, fol. 10). There are also specific references to other Jewish fraternities, for instance, the Fraterna della Mizericorida della Nazione Israelita (Fraternity of Mercy of the Israelite Nation), in a document of August 16, 1812 (731, fol. 17v). The matters related to the daily life of the Jews of Venice are numerous, including references to the Università di Venezia (Jewish congregation of Venice), charities, loans and banks, among other topics (735).
All documents concerning the Jewish community are available online on:
Archival history
The Archivio di Stato di Venezia comprises documentation from a total of 338 institutions that existed in Venice, Chioggia, Sottomarina, Grisolera, Torre di Mosto, Murano, Caorle, Burano, Isola delle Grazie, Mazzorbo, San Michele del Quarto, Torcello, Cava Zuccherina, Poveglia, Granza delle trepallade and S. Pietro in Volta, and were suppressed by the decree of April 25, 1806.
The fonds incorporated in the Archivio di Stato includes only a part of the documentation produced by all existing brotherhoods and fraternities of Venice. Similar and complementary collections can be found in other institutions, such as the Museo Correr, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marcian (Marciana Library), the Archivio Patriarcale (Historical Archives of the Patriarchate of Venice) or even in the archives of local parishes.
The fonds incorporated in the Archivio di Stato includes only a part of the documentation produced by all existing brotherhoods and fraternities of Venice. Similar and complementary collections can be found in other institutions, such as the Museo Correr, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marcian (Marciana Library), the Archivio Patriarcale (Historical Archives of the Patriarchate of Venice) or even in the archives of local parishes.
Administrative / Biographical history
"Scuole" (confraternities) were brotherhoods of worshippers dedicated to acts of charity and piety. Their origins are not entirely known. They were instituted in a church through canonical erection, that granted them an official title, a juridic personality and official recognition. The members of each confraternity were obliged to participate in all sacred acts, wearing the habit and insignia of the brotherhood.
In Venice, most "scuole" were for lay people and were present in almost all territory since the 13th century. They were initially under the jurisdiction of the Consiglio di dieci (Council of ten), which, after February 26, 1360, gained the prerogative to authorise any new foundation. In 1507/8, they were placed under the control of the Provveditori di comun. In 1806/7, under the Napoleonic rule, all "scuole" were extinct with only a few exceptions.
In Venice, most "scuole" were for lay people and were present in almost all territory since the 13th century. They were initially under the jurisdiction of the Consiglio di dieci (Council of ten), which, after February 26, 1360, gained the prerogative to authorise any new foundation. In 1507/8, they were placed under the control of the Provveditori di comun. In 1806/7, under the Napoleonic rule, all "scuole" were extinct with only a few exceptions.
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System of arrangement
The fonds is divided into around 340 sub-fonds, each referring to a different confraternity. Each sub-fonds contains a different amount of documents, separated by typology and organized chronologically.
Access, restrictions
Folder number 412 is not available for consultation. The fonds is numbered progressively in its entirety.
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Author of the description
Kevin Soares, 2022
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