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The Ospedale della Scala: Siena's Medieval Hospital and Renaissance Miracle
In this episode of The Story of Italy, Lucas and Luna explore the Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala in Siena — one of Europe's first and most innovative hospitals. Founded in the 9th century along the Via Francigena, it was a pilgrims' hospice, foundling home, and medical center rolled into one. Lucas explains how the hospital was run by a lay confraternity, not the Church, and how its vast fresco cycle by Domenico di Bartolo — including scenes of wet nurses and orphaned children — offers a rare window into medieval healthcare and social welfare. They discuss the hospital's…
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