Death of Francesco Gattuso 1811???

[lilbees]

Poor copy but can you make out what this says about Francesco Gattuso for me. Devil of a time reading this.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,245878602

Thanks for any help.

lilbees

[erudita74]

Poor copy but can you make out what this says about Francesco Gattuso for me. Devil of a time reading this.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,245878602

Thanks for any help.

lilbees

Dated Jan 1, 1811
Francesco Gattuso, about age 74, son of deceased Giovanni Gattuso and dec Marina Anzelmo, who were spouses when they were alive. Buried in Colleggio Maria.
Erudita

[lilbees]

Thanks Erudita. Where is Colleggio Maria?

lilbees

[erudita74]

Thanks Erudita. Where is Colleggio Maria?

lilbees

It was located in Ventimiglia di Sicilia. My understanding is that these houses of education sprung up throughout Sicily in the late 1700s. In this town, it was established in April of 1802. It basically was a house of education for unmarried women to be educated in religion and in the arts. Nuns were housed there. After the town and the parish church, it was supposedly the most important facility in the town. I have no idea though why Francesco would have been buried there as opposed to the parish church.

Erudita