Opere Pie; Corporazioni religiose soppresse: Fr. Ms. ebr.
Item
Country
IT
Name of institution (English)
State Archives Section of Faenza
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
ita
Contact information: postal address
Via Manfredi 14, 48018 Faenza
Contact information: phone number
0039 0546 21808
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
as-ra.faenza@beniculturali.it
as-ra.salastudio@beniculturali.it
as-ra.salastudio@beniculturali.it
Reference number
ASFa, Opere Pie
ASFa, Corporazioni religiose soppresse
ASFa, Corporazioni religiose soppresse
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Pious Institutions; Religious Corporations suppressed: Fragments of Hebrew Manuscripts
Title (official language of the state)
Opere Pie; Corporazioni religiose soppresse: Fr. Ms. ebr.
Language of title
ita
Creator / accumulator
Sezione Archivio di Stato di Faenza
Date(s)
1507/1918 (Opere Pie)
1480/1798 (Padri Celestini)
Language(s)
heb
Extent
1,323 storage units (Opere Pie)
74 storage units (Corporazioni religiose-Padri Celestini)
74 storage units (Corporazioni religiose-Padri Celestini)
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Satisfactory
Scope and content
The Sezione Archivio di Stato di Faenza preserves eleven fragments of Hebrew manuscripts used as covers for later volumes from different collections. Mostly in Ashkenazic script, there are a few fragments from the Sephardic tradition, precisely preserved in the Opere Pie. Archivio storico del brefotrofio esposti (orphanage for abandoned children) and Corporazioni religiose soppresse. Padri Celestini fonds. The fragments are listed below:
ASFA, Opere Pie, Archivio storico del brefotrofio esposti, serie 3, n. 34, an. 1570: Hebrew fragment of a 14th-century manuscript of David Kimḥi's Sefer ha–shorashim, written in square Sephardic script.
ASFA, Opere Pie, Archivio storico del brefotrofio esposti, serie 3, n. 98, an. 1638: Hebrew fragment of a 12th-13th-century Bible (Kings 2), written in square Sephardic script.
ASFA, Corporazioni religiose soppresse, Padri Celestini, XXV-15a: Hebrew fragments of blessings to be recited before and after reading the Megillat Ester and a liturgical poem composed by Abraham ibn Ezra entitled “Qore megillah hem yeranneu”, both from the 13th century and written in square Sephardic script.
ASFA, Opere Pie, Archivio storico del brefotrofio esposti, serie 3, n. 34, an. 1570: Hebrew fragment of a 14th-century manuscript of David Kimḥi's Sefer ha–shorashim, written in square Sephardic script.
ASFA, Opere Pie, Archivio storico del brefotrofio esposti, serie 3, n. 98, an. 1638: Hebrew fragment of a 12th-13th-century Bible (Kings 2), written in square Sephardic script.
ASFA, Corporazioni religiose soppresse, Padri Celestini, XXV-15a: Hebrew fragments of blessings to be recited before and after reading the Megillat Ester and a liturgical poem composed by Abraham ibn Ezra entitled “Qore megillah hem yeranneu”, both from the 13th century and written in square Sephardic script.
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Archival history
The Sezione Archivio di Stato di Faenza was established in 1967 and preserves all the public and private archival collections of Faenza previously deposited at the Manfrediana Municipal Library, where they had been placed after the Italian unification (1861). Its headquarters are located in the rooms of the former convent of the “Servi di Maria” order (14th-15th century). The documentary heritage preserved from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age reflects the centuries-old events of the city and its territory.
Among the collections kept in this archive section, the one that preserves the oldest documentation is that of the Corporazioni religiose di Faenza. In this collection, the historical archives of the suppressed religious orders merged with those of lay brotherhoods present in the city since the Middle Ages. The collection is divided into 55 series (34 of religious orders, and 22 of lay brotherhoods), among which there are the “Padri Celestini” (convent of S. Maria Della Trinità di Faenza), where the aforementioned Hebrew fragments were found. This series is divided into registers, volumes, and parchments.
The Opere Pie section preserves records produced by the welfare and charity institutions that developed their activity in the Early Modern Faenza. The main collections are the following: 1) Archivio Storico del Brefotrofio Degli Esposti (Orphanage), formerly the archive of S. Maria Della Misericordia hospital, where several Hebrew fragments were found in bindings of some volumes; 2) “Monte di Pietà” and 3) “Congregation of Charity”, to which 15 distinct archives are grouped.
Among the collections kept in this archive section, the one that preserves the oldest documentation is that of the Corporazioni religiose di Faenza. In this collection, the historical archives of the suppressed religious orders merged with those of lay brotherhoods present in the city since the Middle Ages. The collection is divided into 55 series (34 of religious orders, and 22 of lay brotherhoods), among which there are the “Padri Celestini” (convent of S. Maria Della Trinità di Faenza), where the aforementioned Hebrew fragments were found. This series is divided into registers, volumes, and parchments.
The Opere Pie section preserves records produced by the welfare and charity institutions that developed their activity in the Early Modern Faenza. The main collections are the following: 1) Archivio Storico del Brefotrofio Degli Esposti (Orphanage), formerly the archive of S. Maria Della Misericordia hospital, where several Hebrew fragments were found in bindings of some volumes; 2) “Monte di Pietà” and 3) “Congregation of Charity”, to which 15 distinct archives are grouped.
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Administrative / Biographical history
The origins of Faenza date back to the Roman era (180 BC). After the end of the Roman Empire (476 CE), the city was subjected to the dominion of the Byzantines and, later, of the Longobards. From the 13th century onwards, it was held in a free commune, subordinated to papal sovereignty, which subsequently alternated with the rule of the Manfredi family. In the 14th century, the Church granted the vicariate of Faenza to Astorgio I Manfredi. The Manfredi were succeeded by short dominations in the early 16th century, firstly by the Borgias (1501-1503) and subsequently by Venice (1504-1509). Regained under the dominion of the Church, Faenza belonged to the Legation of Romagna until the French invasion, and subsequently, to the Delegation of Ravenna until 1861.
A Jewish community was settled in Faenza in the 14th century, just as the activity of lending was recognised there, according to the city statutes of 1410.
A Jewish community was settled in Faenza in the 14th century, just as the activity of lending was recognised there, according to the city statutes of 1410.
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System of arrangement
The Corporazioni religiose di Faenza section is divided into 55 series (34 of religious orders, and 22 of lay brotherhoods). The Opere Pie section is composed of eight series. Each series is arranged according to functional criteria.
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Author of the description
Andrea Cicerchia, 2022
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