THE BUILDING AND ITS HISTORY

 

"Rubra" was founded in 2006. Located in the Oltretorrente area, also called the Old Parma, the building's historic foundations date back to the fifteenth century. At that time the property housed a convent of nuns overlooking Parma's Old Hospital. 

 

 

 

 

This was the towns hospital from the 15th century to 1929; an impressive building in the Oltretorrente area of the city in Strada D'Azeglio and Borgo Cocconi, it represents one of the oldest examples of a hospital.
It was founded in 1201 by Rodolfo Tanzi, a knight in the Teutonic order the order combined military aims with charitable services and taking care and to provide treatment for the ills; it soon became too small for the number of people being treated. Rodolfos successor had a new structure built in Strada DAzeglio as a refuge for foundlings, which became known as degli Esposti. A document dated 1292 mentions a portico and a cloister in the building.
The building which can be visited today was rebuilt in the 15th century. This new building needed to contain all the smaller hospitals in the area and become the single Main hospital; it was designed by the Milanese architect, Giovanni Antonio da Erba. His model was the old Hospital in Milan - the 'Ca Granda designed by Filarete and currently the seat of the State University in Milan.
Today the building in Parma houses the State Archives and Municipal Video library, the Bizzozero library which specializes in agricultural texts, and the Historical Archives for Parma.

   

 

In 1635, next to the convent where today "Rubra" is located, it was built the church of Santa Maria del Fiore. A tiny church enlarged in 1758, which consists of a nave, where the Vergin Mary used to be venerated.The Church ceased to provide its service in 1913, it is now being used as a commercial store. 

 

 

 

 

 

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