Certosa di San Giacomo
{{Short description|Museum and former monastery in Capri, Italy}}
{{Infobox monastery
| name = Certosa di San Giacomo
| image = Certosa di San Giacomo, Capri.jpg
| caption = Certosa di San Giacomo from the Northwest.
| full =
| order = Carthusian
| established = 1371
| disestablished = 1808
| founder = Giacomo Arcucci
| coordinates = {{coord|40|32|51|N|14|14|43|E|region:IT|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Italy
| remains = Substantial
| public_access = Yes
}}
Certosa di San Giacomo was a Carthusian monastery, founded in 1363 by Giacomo Arcucci on the island of Capri, Campania, southern Italy. It is now a museum and is used for cultural events. The buildings that formed the charterhouse have three main areas: the pharmacy and women's church, the buildings for monks, and those for guests. The cloister (Chiostro Grande) is of a late Renaissance design, while the Chiostro Piccolo features Roman marble columns.
History
Count Giacomo Arcucci, a secretary to Joan I of Naples, established the charterhouse in 1371. He later became a monk himself in 1386.{{cite book|title=TimeOut Naples|year=2007|publisher=Time Out|isbn=1-84670-008-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/timeoutnaples0000unse/page/193 193]|url=https://archive.org/details/timeoutnaples0000unse/page/193}}
In 1553 the monastery was restored and fortified and a tower was erected which collapsed in the 18th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.capri.com/en/s/the-charterhouse-of-st-giacomo|title=Capri: The Charterhouse of St. Giacomo|accessdate=2010-10-11}}
There was often conflict between the islanders and the monks, who owned land as well as grazing and hunting rights. During the 1656 plague in Capri, the monks sealed themselves off, whereupon the islanders threw their corpses over the wall of the monastery in retribution.
File:Marie-Caroline de Bourbon - Frères dans la Chartreuse de San Giacomo à Capri.jpg.]]
Since 1974 the charterhouse houses the Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach museum among others{{cite web|title=Certosa di San Giacomo – Museo Diefenbach|url=http://www.incampania.com/en/beniculturali.cfm?s=5&Menu_ID=211&Sub_ID=213&Info_ID=4424|accessdate=2010-10-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713022955/http://www.incampania.com/en/beniculturali.cfm?s=5&Menu_ID=211&Sub_ID=213&Info_ID=4424|archive-date=2011-07-13}} and is used for cultural events. A high school is also on the premises.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101109004739/http://www.polomusealenapoli.beniculturali.it/museo_sg/museo_sg.html Official website] {{in lang|it}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Capri, Campania
Category:1363 establishments in Europe
Category:14th-century establishments in Italy