Ospedale dei Mendicanti

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Ospedale dei Mendicanti was a prominent charitable hospital and music institution in Venice, renowned for its role in caring for the poor and for its celebrated performances by resident musicians.

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Ospedale dei Mendicanti canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ospedale veneziano
charitable hospital
music institution
activeInCentury 17th century
18th century
audience foreign visitors
local Venetians
country Republic of Venice
employed instrumental teachers
maestri di cappella
singing teachers
genreOfMusicPerformed motets
oratorio
psalm settings
sacred music
governedBy Venetian patriciate
lay confraternities
hasActivity composition teaching
instrumental performance
liturgical music
vocal training
hasBuilding church
dormitories
hospital complex
music rooms
hasFunction care for the poor
musical education
orphan care
religious charity
historicalSignificance example of combined charity and musical institution in early modern Europe
important center of Venetian sacred music
knownFor care of the poor
female musicians
high-level musical training
orphan girls’ choir
sacred music performances
locatedIn Italy
Venice
sestiere of Castello
linked to: sestiere Castello
locatedNear Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti
Fondamenta dei Mendicanti
partOf network of Venetian ospedali
patronage Venetian nobility
wealthy benefactors
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sisterInstitution Ospedale degli Incurabili
Ospedale dei Derelitti (Ospedaletto)
Ospedale della Pietà

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Ospedale della Pietà hasHistoricalConnection Ospedale dei Mendicanti
Ospedale degli Incurabili comparableTo Ospedale dei Mendicanti