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	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the ''scuole grandi'' and the ''scuole piccole''. There are 63 known ''scuole'' located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four ''scuole'' that remain active in Venice, all of which are ''scuole grandi''. Most of ~~these~~ ''scuola'' buildings today have been secularized and reused.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the ''scuole grandi'' and the ''scuole piccole''. There are 63 known ''scuole'' meetinghouses located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four ''scuole'' that remain active in Venice, all of which are ''scuole grandi''. Most of the ''scuola'' buildings today have been secularized and reused.</span></p>

	== <span style="font-size: 18pt;" >History</span> ==		== <span style="font-size: 18pt;">History</span> ==
	<span style="font-size: 12pt;">During the period of decline in Venice’s political and economic power between the 16th and 19th centuries, scuole contributed greatly to Venice's cultural significance and national identity. In 1467, the scuole were organised into two main types, the scuole piccole and the scuole grandi, which differed significantly from each other. The ~~Scuole Grandi~~ were institutions of extreme wealth, still active today, whose members did not share some part of their identity, such as trade or nationality, with each other as they did within the scuole piccole. The scuole were overseen by the Venetian government, although the government rarely intervened with the organizations. As evidence, the Scuola di Santi Giuliano e Carlo, founded in 1277, did not have direct contact with the Venetian government until 1559.</span>		<span style="font-size: 12pt;">During the period of decline in Venice’s political and economic power between the 16th and 19th centuries, ''scuole'' contributed greatly to Venice's cultural significance and national identity. In 1467, the ''scuole'' were organised into two main types, the ''scuole piccole'' and the ''scuole grandi'', which differed significantly from each other. The ''scuole grandi'' were institutions of extreme wealth, still active today, whose members did not share some part of their identity, such as trade or nationality, with each other as they did within the ''scuole piccole''. The ''scuole'' were overseen by the Venetian government, although the government rarely intervened with the organizations. As evidence, the ''Scuola di Santi Giuliano e Carlo'', founded in 1277, did not have direct contact with the Venetian government until 1559.</span>
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	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Many scuole were identity-based around characteristics like occupation or foreign nationality, providing the members with support for issues that afflicted their demographic. The scuole arte were particularly involved in this sort of community building, as many of them acted as guilds and offered training in their particular area of expertise. The scuole also offered a variety of services and opportunities to the non-patrician Venetians that furthered their sense of fulfillment in their ability to impact their local government. All confraternities held elections for official positions within the brotherhood, and most did not have rules regarding who could or could not run for office.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Many ''scuole'' were identity-based around characteristics like occupation or foreign nationality, providing the members with support for issues that afflicted their demographic. The ''scuole arte'' were particularly involved in this sort of community building, as many of them acted as guilds and offered training in their particular area of expertise. The scuole also offered a variety of services and opportunities to the non-patrician Venetians that furthered their sense of fulfillment in their ability to impact their local government. All confraternities held elections for official positions within the brotherhood, and most did not have rules regarding who could or could not run for office.</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In addition to the power that scuole gave non-patrician Venetians, they also offered services that furthered their integral role in Venetian life. For example, many scuole were responsible for the burials of community members who had passed. The confraternities that were responsible for this held the burial chambers in their meetinghouses, so the buildings themselves played integral roles in the spiritual and public health aspects of the burials. The scuole were also charitable organizations, with many offering welfare funds that members paid into and could draw money from in the event of financial hardship. By the 14th century, the Venetian government observed the charitable nature of the confraternities and decided to place the responsibility of community poor relief entirely on the scuole. Rather than the government overseeing the distribution of food and clothes to the poor, as well as hospitals and funerary rites, scuole took responsibility for these services for both members and non-members.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In addition to the power that ''scuole'' gave non-patrician Venetians, they also offered services that furthered their integral role in Venetian life. For example, many ''scuole'' were responsible for the burials of community members who had passed. The confraternities that were responsible for this held the burial chambers in their meetinghouses, so the buildings themselves played integral roles in the spiritual and public health aspects of the burials. The scuole were also charitable organizations, with many offering welfare funds that members paid into and could draw money from in the event of financial hardship. By the 14th century, the Venetian government observed the charitable nature of the confraternities and decided to place the responsibility of community poor relief entirely on the scuole. Rather than the government overseeing the distribution of food and clothes to the poor, as well as hospitals and funerary rites, scuole took responsibility for these services for both members and non-members.</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The confraternities of Venice were diverse organizations in numerous ways, and these diversities impacted the physical meetinghouses of the scuole. There was a large range of financial statuses among the different scuole. For example, the scuole arte were, on average, less wealthy than the devotional scuole or the scuole del sacramento. The population of members of the Venetian scuole was also varied in gender. By the 14th century, most scuole had fully integrated women into their membership and officer positions. Due to</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">~~ ~~this diversity of type and membership, scuole arte tended to have fewer members, since they were drawing from a smaller pool of Venetian citizens. Many of the scuole arte were not able to afford their own physical meetinghouse unless a particularly wealthy member donated a large sum.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The confraternities of Venice were diverse organizations in numerous ways, and these diversities impacted the physical meetinghouses of the ''scuole''. There was a large range of financial statuses among the different ''scuole''. For example, the ''scuole arte'' were, on average, less wealthy than the devotional ''scuole'' or the ''scuole del sacramento''. The population of members of the Venetian ''scuole'' was also varied in gender. By the 14th century, most ''scuole'' had fully integrated women into their membership and officer positions. Due to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">this diversity of type and membership, ''scuole arte'' tended to have fewer members, since they were drawing from a smaller pool of Venetian citizens. Many of the ''scuole arte'' were not able to afford their own physical meetinghouse unless a particularly wealthy member donated a large sum.</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Venetian scuole also had diverse contributions to the arts. The confraternities with greater access to financial resources through their wealthy donors commissioned art as a way to display the grandiosity of their charitable acts. Confraternities wealthy enough to have their own meetinghouse typically commissioned paintings, while altars were the first choice of the less prosperous scuole. The less wealthy scuole, without their own meeting buildings, often used a neighboring church as their meetinghouse, and so would dedicate a church side altar as their meeting place. By the 15th century, nearly every scuole arte had “acquired patronage rights to a side-altar in one of the churches of Venice.”</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Venetian ''scuole'' also had diverse contributions to the arts. The confraternities with greater access to financial resources through their wealthy donors commissioned art as a way to display the grandiosity of their charitable acts. Confraternities wealthy enough to have their own meetinghouse typically commissioned paintings, while altars were the first choice of the less prosperous scuole. The less wealthy scuole, without their own meeting buildings, often used a neighboring church as their meetinghouse, and so would dedicate a church side altar as their meeting place. By the 15th century, nearly every ''scuole arte'' had “acquired patronage rights to a side-altar in one of the churches of Venice.”</span></p>

	<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The scuole eventually came to an end as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities. Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable. Records of scuole piccole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810, and there are still four scuole grandi standing today.</span>		<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The ''scuole'' eventually came to an end as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities. Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable. Records of scuole piccole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810, and there are still four ''scuole grandi'' standing today.</span>
	== <span style="font-size: 18pt;" >Adaptive Reuse</span> ==		== <span style="font-size: 18pt;">Adaptive Reuse</span> ==
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >After the downfall of ''scuole'', many ''scuola'' buildings today have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the ''scuole'' in Venice have been repurposed to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums, and residential housing, among many other uses. There are only four ''scuole'' fulfilling their historical role today, all of which are ''scuole grandi''.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">After the downfall of ''scuole'', many ''scuola'' buildings today have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the ''scuole'' in Venice have been repurposed to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums, and residential housing, among many other uses. There are only four ''scuole'' fulfilling their historical role today, all of which are ''scuole grandi''.</span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the ''scuole grandi'' and the ''scuole piccole''. There are 63 known ''scuole'' located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four ''scuole'' that remain active in Venice, all of which are ''scuole grandi''. Most of these ''scuola'' buildings today have been secularized and reused.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the ''scuole grandi'' and the ''scuole piccole''. There are 63 known ''scuole'' located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four ''scuole'' that remain active in Venice, all of which are ''scuole grandi''. Most of these ''scuola'' buildings today have been secularized and reused.</span></p>

	== History ==		== <span style="font-size: 18pt;" >History</span> ==
	<span style="font-size: 12pt;">During the period of decline in Venice’s political and economic power between the 16th and 19th centuries, scuole contributed greatly to Venice's cultural significance and national identity. In 1467, the scuole were organised into two main types, the scuole piccole and the scuole grandi, which differed significantly from each other. The Scuole Grandi were institutions of extreme wealth, still active today, whose members did not share some part of their identity, such as trade or nationality, with each other as they did within the scuole piccole. The scuole were overseen by the Venetian government, although the government rarely intervened with the organizations. As evidence, the Scuola di Santi Giuliano e Carlo, founded in 1277, did not have direct contact with the Venetian government until 1559.</span>		<span style="font-size: 12pt;">During the period of decline in Venice’s political and economic power between the 16th and 19th centuries, scuole contributed greatly to Venice's cultural significance and national identity. In 1467, the scuole were organised into two main types, the scuole piccole and the scuole grandi, which differed significantly from each other. The Scuole Grandi were institutions of extreme wealth, still active today, whose members did not share some part of their identity, such as trade or nationality, with each other as they did within the scuole piccole. The scuole were overseen by the Venetian government, although the government rarely intervened with the organizations. As evidence, the Scuola di Santi Giuliano e Carlo, founded in 1277, did not have direct contact with the Venetian government until 1559.</span>
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	<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The scuole eventually came to an end as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities. Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable. Records of scuole piccole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810, and there are still four scuole grandi standing today.</span>		<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The scuole eventually came to an end as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities. Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable. Records of scuole piccole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810, and there are still four scuole grandi standing today.</span>
	== Adaptive Reuse ==		== <span style="font-size: 18pt;" >Adaptive Reuse</span> ==
	<p>~~Due to~~ the ~~population shift and decline in religious importance within Venice~~ many ~~convents~~ have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the ~~convents~~ in Venice have been ~~renovated~~ to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums and ~~government buildings~~, ~~and schools~~ among many other uses. ~~Only 14% of convents in Venice~~ are ~~actually still used convents, which can be seen in the chart to the right. This chart displays the adaptive reuse of the 59 known convents in Venice.</p>~~		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >After the downfall of ''scuole'', many ''scuola'' buildings today have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the ''scuole'' in Venice have been repurposed to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums, and residential housing, among many other uses. There are only four ''scuole'' fulfilling their historical role today, all of which are ''scuole grandi''.</span></p>
	<p>The simple layout of convents makes reuse and renovation fairly easy. Convents generally have fairly large and open rooms on the first floor with much smaller and larger quantity of rooms on the upper levels. This arrangement is ideal for modern uses of buildings such as hospitals, museums, and prisons. The structural conversion of these rooms is fairly simple, ~~however it is more difficult to update utilities such as electricity and plumbing while still maintaining the historic and cultural integrity~~ of ~~the building.</p>~~
	~~<p>Even the largest convents in the city have been renovated for other purposes. The </p>~~
	~~[https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Former_Convent_of_Santi_Giovanni_e_Paolo Former Convent of Santi Giovanni e Paolo]<p>,~~ which ~~once housed the Dominican order, is now used as the main hospital in Venice, located in Cannaregio. The convent can be seen in the picture above~~. ~~Furthermore, the ~~</p>
	~~[https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Convent_of_the_Frari Convent of the Frari]<p> (pictured to the right) is now used the state archive, replacing the former Franciscan order.~~</p>

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	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Many scuole were identity-based around characteristics like occupation or foreign nationality, providing the members with support for issues that afflicted their demographic. The scuole arte were particularly involved in this sort of community building, as many of them acted as guilds and offered training in their particular area of expertise. The scuole also offered a variety of services and opportunities to the non-patrician Venetians that furthered their sense of fulfillment in their ability to impact their local government. All confraternities held elections for official positions within the brotherhood, and most did not have rules regarding who could or could not run for office.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Many scuole were identity-based around characteristics like occupation or foreign nationality, providing the members with support for issues that afflicted their demographic. The scuole arte were particularly involved in this sort of community building, as many of them acted as guilds and offered training in their particular area of expertise. The scuole also offered a variety of services and opportunities to the non-patrician Venetians that furthered their sense of fulfillment in their ability to impact their local government. All confraternities held elections for official positions within the brotherhood, and most did not have rules regarding who could or could not run for office.</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In addition to the power that scuole gave non-patrician Venetians, they also offered services that furthered their integral role in Venetian life. For example, many scuole were responsible for the burials of community members who had passed. The confraternities that were responsible for this held the burial chambers in their meetinghouses, so the buildings themselves played integral roles in the spiritual and public health aspects of the burials. The scuole were also charitable organizations, with many offering welfare funds that members paid into and could draw money from in the event of financial hardship. By the 14th century, the Venetian government observed the charitable nature of the confraternities and decided to place the responsibility of community poor relief entirely on the scuole. Rather than the government overseeing the distribution of food and clothes to the poor, as well as hospitals and funerary rites, scuole took responsibility for these services for both members and non-members.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In addition to the power that scuole gave non-patrician Venetians, they also offered services that furthered their integral role in Venetian life. For example, many scuole were responsible for the burials of community members who had passed. The confraternities that were responsible for this held the burial chambers in their meetinghouses, so the buildings themselves played integral roles in the spiritual and public health aspects of the burials. The scuole were also charitable organizations, with many offering welfare funds that members paid into and could draw money from in the event of financial hardship. By the 14th century, the Venetian government observed the charitable nature of the confraternities and decided to place the responsibility of community poor relief entirely on the scuole. Rather than the government overseeing the distribution of food and clothes to the poor, as well as hospitals and funerary rites, scuole took responsibility for these services for both members and non-members.</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The confraternities of Venice were diverse organizations in numerous ways, and these diversities impacted the physical meetinghouses of the scuole. There was a large range of financial statuses among the different scuole. For example, the scuole arte were, on average, less wealthy than the devotional scuole or the scuole del sacramento. The population of members of the Venetian scuole was also varied in gender. By the 14th century, most scuole had fully integrated women into their membership and officer positions.~~ ~~</span~~></p>~~		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The confraternities of Venice were diverse organizations in numerous ways, and these diversities impacted the physical meetinghouses of the scuole. There was a large range of financial statuses among the different scuole. For example, the scuole arte were, on average, less wealthy than the devotional scuole or the scuole del sacramento. The population of members of the Venetian scuole was also varied in gender. By the 14th century, most scuole had fully integrated women into their membership and officer positions. Due to</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> this diversity of type and membership, scuole arte tended to have fewer members, since they were drawing from a smaller pool of Venetian citizens. Many of the scuole arte were not able to afford their own physical meetinghouse unless a particularly wealthy member donated a large sum.</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">~~Because of~~ this diversity of type and membership, scuole arte tended to have fewer members, since they were drawing from a smaller pool of Venetian citizens. Many of the scuole arte were not able to afford their own physical meetinghouse unless a particularly wealthy member donated a large sum.</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Venetian scuole also had diverse contributions to the arts. The confraternities with greater access to financial resources through their wealthy donors commissioned art as a way to display the grandiosity of their charitable acts. Confraternities wealthy enough to have their own meetinghouse typically commissioned paintings, while altars were the first choice of the less prosperous scuole. The less wealthy scuole, without their own meeting buildings, often used a neighboring church as their meetinghouse, and so would dedicate a church side altar as their meeting place. By the 15th century, nearly every scuole arte had “acquired patronage rights to a side-altar in one of the churches of Venice.”</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Venetian scuole also had diverse contributions to the arts. The confraternities with greater access to financial resources through their wealthy donors commissioned art as a way to display the grandiosity of their charitable acts. Confraternities wealthy enough to have their own meetinghouse typically commissioned paintings, while altars were the first choice of the less prosperous scuole. The less wealthy scuole, without their own meeting buildings, often used a neighboring church as their meetinghouse, and so would dedicate a church side altar as their meeting place. By the 15th century, nearly every scuole arte had “acquired patronage rights to a side-altar in one of the churches of Venice.”</span></p>

	<span style="font-size: 12pt;" >The scuole eventually came to an end as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities. Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable. Records of scuole piccole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810, and there are still four scuole grandi standing today.</span>		<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The scuole eventually came to an end as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities. Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable. Records of scuole piccole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810, and there are still four scuole grandi standing today.</span>
	== Adaptive Reuse ==		== Adaptive Reuse ==
	<p>Due to the population shift and decline in religious importance within Venice many convents have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the convents in Venice have been renovated to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums and government buildings, and schools among many other uses. Only 14% of convents in Venice are actually still used convents, which can be seen in the chart to the right. This chart displays the adaptive reuse of the 59 known convents in Venice.</p>		<p>Due to the population shift and decline in religious importance within Venice many convents have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the convents in Venice have been renovated to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums and government buildings, and schools among many other uses. Only 14% of convents in Venice are actually still used convents, which can be seen in the chart to the right. This chart displays the adaptive reuse of the 59 known convents in Venice.</p>

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	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</span></p>
	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the ''scuole grandi'' and the ''scuole piccole''. There are 63 known ''scuole'' located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four ''scuole'' that remain active in Venice, all of which are ''scuole grandi''. Most of these ''scuola'' buildings today have been secularized and reused.</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the ''scuole grandi'' and the ''scuole piccole''. There are 63 known ''scuole'' located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four ''scuole'' that remain active in Venice, all of which are ''scuole grandi''. Most of these ''scuola'' buildings today have been secularized and reused.</span></p>

	== History ==		== History ==
	<span style="font-size: 12pt;" >During the period of decline in Venice’s political and economic power between the 16th and 19th centuries, scuole contributed greatly to Venice's cultural significance and national identity. In 1467, the scuole were organised into two main types, the scuole piccole and the scuole grandi, which differed significantly from each other. The Scuole Grandi were institutions of extreme wealth, still active today, whose members did not share some part of their identity, such as trade or nationality, with each other as they did within the scuole piccole. The scuole were overseen by the Venetian government, although the government rarely intervened with the organizations. As evidence, the Scuola di Santi Giuliano e Carlo, founded in 1277, did not have direct contact with the Venetian government until 1559.</span>		<span style="font-size: 12pt;">During the period of decline in Venice’s political and economic power between the 16th and 19th centuries, scuole contributed greatly to Venice's cultural significance and national identity. In 1467, the scuole were organised into two main types, the scuole piccole and the scuole grandi, which differed significantly from each other. The Scuole Grandi were institutions of extreme wealth, still active today, whose members did not share some part of their identity, such as trade or nationality, with each other as they did within the scuole piccole. The scuole were overseen by the Venetian government, although the government rarely intervened with the organizations. As evidence, the Scuola di Santi Giuliano e Carlo, founded in 1277, did not have direct contact with the Venetian government until 1559.</span>
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			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Many scuole were identity-based around characteristics like occupation or foreign nationality, providing the members with support for issues that afflicted their demographic. The scuole arte were particularly involved in this sort of community building, as many of them acted as guilds and offered training in their particular area of expertise. The scuole also offered a variety of services and opportunities to the non-patrician Venetians that furthered their sense of fulfillment in their ability to impact their local government. All confraternities held elections for official positions within the brotherhood, and most did not have rules regarding who could or could not run for office.</span></p>
			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In addition to the power that scuole gave non-patrician Venetians, they also offered services that furthered their integral role in Venetian life. For example, many scuole were responsible for the burials of community members who had passed. The confraternities that were responsible for this held the burial chambers in their meetinghouses, so the buildings themselves played integral roles in the spiritual and public health aspects of the burials. The scuole were also charitable organizations, with many offering welfare funds that members paid into and could draw money from in the event of financial hardship. By the 14th century, the Venetian government observed the charitable nature of the confraternities and decided to place the responsibility of community poor relief entirely on the scuole. Rather than the government overseeing the distribution of food and clothes to the poor, as well as hospitals and funerary rites, scuole took responsibility for these services for both members and non-members.</span></p>
			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The confraternities of Venice were diverse organizations in numerous ways, and these diversities impacted the physical meetinghouses of the scuole. There was a large range of financial statuses among the different scuole. For example, the scuole arte were, on average, less wealthy than the devotional scuole or the scuole del sacramento. The population of members of the Venetian scuole was also varied in gender. By the 14th century, most scuole had fully integrated women into their membership and officer positions. </span></p>
			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Because of this diversity of type and membership, scuole arte tended to have fewer members, since they were drawing from a smaller pool of Venetian citizens. Many of the scuole arte were not able to afford their own physical meetinghouse unless a particularly wealthy member donated a large sum.</span></p>
			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Venetian scuole also had diverse contributions to the arts. The confraternities with greater access to financial resources through their wealthy donors commissioned art as a way to display the grandiosity of their charitable acts. Confraternities wealthy enough to have their own meetinghouse typically commissioned paintings, while altars were the first choice of the less prosperous scuole. The less wealthy scuole, without their own meeting buildings, often used a neighboring church as their meetinghouse, and so would dedicate a church side altar as their meeting place. By the 15th century, nearly every scuole arte had “acquired patronage rights to a side-altar in one of the churches of Venice.”</span></p>

	~~<p>~~<span style="font-size: 12pt;" >One major factor in the cultural significance of Venetian confraternities was the sense of community they brought to their members. Many scuole were identity-based around characteristics like occupation or foreign nationality, providing the members with support for issues that afflicted their demographic. The scuole arte were particularly involved in this sort of community building, as many of them acted as guilds and offered training in their particular area of expertise (MacKenney, 1994). More broadly, the scuole offered a variety of services and opportunities to the non-patrician Venetians that furthered their sense of fulfillment in their ability to impact their local government. All confraternities held elections for official positions within the brotherhood, and most did not have rules regarding who could or could not run for office (Humphrey, 1988). This was one of the handful of ways that Venetians of lesser economic status than influential patricians could gain power within their local community. There were still class disparities, though, as the scuole with wealthy members received larger donations, often made towards the construction of a meetinghouse for the scuole (Humphrey, 1988).</span></p>		<span style="font-size: 12pt;" >The scuole eventually came to an end as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities. Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable. Records of scuole piccole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810, and there are still four scuole grandi standing today.</span>

	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >In addition to the power that scuole gave non-patrician Venetians, they also offered services that furthered their integral role in Venetian life. For example, many scuole were responsible for the burials of community members who had passed (MacKenney, 1994). The confraternities that were responsible for this held the burial chambers in their meetinghouses, so the buildings themselves played integral roles in the spiritual and public health aspects of the burials (MacKenney, 1994). The scuole were also charitable organizations, with many offering welfare funds that members paid into and could draw money from in the event of financial hardship (MacKenney, 1994). By the 14th century, the Venetian government observed the charitable nature of the confraternities and decided to place the responsibility of community poor relief entirely on the scuole (Barnes, 1991). Rather than the government overseeing the distribution of food and clothes to the poor, as well as hospitals and funerary rites, scuole took responsibility for these services for both members and non-members (Barnes, 1991).</span></p>

	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >The confraternities of Venice were diverse organizations in numerous ways, and these diversities impacted the physical meetinghouses of the scuole. There was a large range of financial statuses among the different scuole. For example, the scuole arte were, on average, less wealthy than the devotional scuole or the scuole del sacramento. The population of members of the Venetian scuole was also varied in gender. By the 14th century, most scuole had fully integrated women into their membership and officer positions (Guzzeti, 2002). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >Because of this diversity of type and membership, scuole arte tended to have fewer members, since they were drawing from a smaller pool of Venetian citizens. Many of the scuole arte were not able to afford their own physical meetinghouse unless a particularly wealthy member donated a large sum (Humphrey, 1986). Looking to modern day, this can inform research done regarding the current use of what once were scuole meetinghouses, as one can assume that scuole that had dedicated buildings were likely to be more economically prosperous. These are the scuole that our project will be able to study, as they left behind physical remnants that can be mapped and analyzed in the modern day.</span></p>

	<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >The Venetian scuole also had diverse contributions to the arts. The confraternities with greater access to financial resources through their wealthy donors commissioned art as a way to display the grandiosity of their charitable acts (MacKenney, 1998). An example of this can be seen in the painting in Figure 3, titled Pentecost, painted by Polidoro da Lanciano in 1545 and commissioned by the Scuola del Spirito Santo (Humphrey, 1988). Confraternities wealthy enough to have their own meetinghouse typically commissioned paintings, while altars were the first choice of the less prosperous scuole. The less wealthy scuole, without their own meeting buildings, often used a neighboring church as their meetinghouse, and so would dedicate a church side altar as their meeting place. By the 15th century, nearly every scuole arte had “acquired patronage rights to a side-altar in one of the churches of Venice” (Humphrey, 1986). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >The wealthier Venetian confraternities were among the major supporters of religious artistic culture in Venice. Though the scuole piccole no longer operate and therefore cannot affect the culture of Venice, the remnants of the organizations found in their meetinghouses continue to uphold Venice’s cultural prominence by contributing to the tourism scene as architectural and artistic attractions. </span></p>



	<span style="font-size: 12pt;" >Overall, the historical quantitative data surrounding the Venetian scuole is underwhelming, and there are often contradictions between sources (MacKenney, 1994; Vio, 2004). A total of 312 scuole were found in a compilation made in the 18th century of all scuole known by their overseeing governmental body, the provveditori di comun (MacKenney, 1994). In 2004, however, Gastone Vio found in his publication titled “Le Scuole Piccole nella Venezia dei Dogi” that throughout the history of the Venetian Republic, there were at least 925 total scuole (Vio, 2004). Despite the lack of available and accurate information on the scuole themselves, it is clear that their end ~~as a whole came~~ as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities ~~(Cessi, 2025)~~. Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable ~~(Cessi, 2025)~~. Records of scuole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810 ~~(Vio, 2004). Today~~, ~~the buildings that once housed the scuole now draw in tourists attracted by Venice’s reputation as a center of art~~ and ~~culture. The following section will add context to the broader impacts of the French invasion that the~~ scuole ~~fell victim to, as well as the issue of tourism and depopulation in Venice~~.</span>
	== Adaptive Reuse ==		== Adaptive Reuse ==
	<p>Due to the population shift and decline in religious importance within Venice many convents have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the convents in Venice have been renovated to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums and government buildings, and schools among many other uses. Only 14% of convents in Venice are actually still used convents, which can be seen in the chart to the right. This chart displays the adaptive reuse of the 59 known convents in Venice.</p>		<p>Due to the population shift and decline in religious importance within Venice many convents have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the convents in Venice have been renovated to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums and government buildings, and schools among many other uses. Only 14% of convents in Venice are actually still used convents, which can be seen in the chart to the right. This chart displays the adaptive reuse of the 59 known convents in Venice.</p>

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	<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</span></p>
	<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, scuole were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of scuole, the scuole grandi and the scuole piccole. There are 63 known scuole located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four scuole that remain active in Venice, all of which are scuole grandi. Most of these scuola buildings today have been secularized and reused.</p>		<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the ''scuole grandi'' and the ''scuole piccole''. There are 63 known ''scuole'' located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four ''scuole'' that remain active in Venice, all of which are ''scuole grandi''. Most of these ''scuola'' buildings today have been secularized and reused.</span></p>

	== History ==		== History ==
	As the ~~city~~ of Venice ~~expanded~~ and ~~developed~~, the ~~size~~ of the ~~convents also increased~~. As ~~staples~~ in the community, providing ~~care~~ for the ~~sick~~ and a ~~gathering place~~ for ~~citizens~~, ~~affluent families~~ were ~~apt to send~~ their ~~children to live~~ in ~~monastic orders~~. ~~However~~, ~~civilians began~~ to ~~abuse~~ the ~~religious system~~, ~~primarily sending daughters~~ to ~~join nunneries~~ to ~~avoid paying~~ a ~~dowry~~ to a ~~prospective husband and his family~~. ~~Although~~ this ~~provided an influx~~ of ~~nuns~~, ~~this population did not consist of individuals who would regularly~~ be ~~admitted~~ to the ~~nunneries~~, ~~which reflected poorly on~~ the ~~churches~~ and ~~monastic orders~~. ~~In response~~ to ~~this misuse~~ of ~~convents~~, in ~~1810~~, ~~Napoleon demolished 6 convents~~ in Venice and ~~reused others~~ as ~~army barracks~~ and ~~prisons~~. ~~Although drastic~~, the ~~invasion~~ of ~~convents helped return respect~~ and ~~power~~ to the ~~convents~~, ~~replacing irresponsible unfit nuns, with devout ones~~.		<span style="font-size: 12pt;" >During the period of decline in Venice’s political and economic power between the 16th and 19th centuries, scuole contributed greatly to Venice's cultural significance and national identity. In 1467, the scuole were organised into two main types, the scuole piccole and the scuole grandi, which differed significantly from each other. The Scuole Grandi were institutions of extreme wealth, still active today, whose members did not share some part of their identity, such as trade or nationality, with each other as they did within the scuole piccole. The scuole were overseen by the Venetian government, although the government rarely intervened with the organizations. As evidence, the Scuola di Santi Giuliano e Carlo, founded in 1277, did not have direct contact with the Venetian government until 1559.</span>

			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >One major factor in the cultural significance of Venetian confraternities was the sense of community they brought to their members. Many scuole were identity-based around characteristics like occupation or foreign nationality, providing the members with support for issues that afflicted their demographic. The scuole arte were particularly involved in this sort of community building, as many of them acted as guilds and offered training in their particular area of expertise (MacKenney, 1994). More broadly, the scuole offered a variety of services and opportunities to the non-patrician Venetians that furthered their sense of fulfillment in their ability to impact their local government. All confraternities held elections for official positions within the brotherhood, and most did not have rules regarding who could or could not run for office (Humphrey, 1988). This was one of the handful of ways that Venetians of lesser economic status than influential patricians could gain power within their local community. There were still class disparities, though, as the scuole with wealthy members received larger donations, often made towards the construction of a meetinghouse for the scuole (Humphrey, 1988).</span></p>

			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >In addition to the power that scuole gave non-patrician Venetians, they also offered services that furthered their integral role in Venetian life. For example, many scuole were responsible for the burials of community members who had passed (MacKenney, 1994). The confraternities that were responsible for this held the burial chambers in their meetinghouses, so the buildings themselves played integral roles in the spiritual and public health aspects of the burials (MacKenney, 1994). The scuole were also charitable organizations, with many offering welfare funds that members paid into and could draw money from in the event of financial hardship (MacKenney, 1994). By the 14th century, the Venetian government observed the charitable nature of the confraternities and decided to place the responsibility of community poor relief entirely on the scuole (Barnes, 1991). Rather than the government overseeing the distribution of food and clothes to the poor, as well as hospitals and funerary rites, scuole took responsibility for these services for both members and non-members (Barnes, 1991).</span></p>

			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >The confraternities of Venice were diverse organizations in numerous ways, and these diversities impacted the physical meetinghouses of the scuole. There was a large range of financial statuses among the different scuole. For example, the scuole arte were, on average, less wealthy than the devotional scuole or the scuole del sacramento. The population of members of the Venetian scuole was also varied in gender. By the 14th century, most scuole had fully integrated women into their membership and officer positions (Guzzeti, 2002). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >Because of this diversity of type and membership, scuole arte tended to have fewer members, since they were drawing from a smaller pool of Venetian citizens. Many of the scuole arte were not able to afford their own physical meetinghouse unless a particularly wealthy member donated a large sum (Humphrey, 1986). Looking to modern day, this can inform research done regarding the current use of what once were scuole meetinghouses, as one can assume that scuole that had dedicated buildings were likely to be more economically prosperous. These are the scuole that our project will be able to study, as they left behind physical remnants that can be mapped and analyzed in the modern day.</span></p>

			<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >The Venetian scuole also had diverse contributions to the arts. The confraternities with greater access to financial resources through their wealthy donors commissioned art as a way to display the grandiosity of their charitable acts (MacKenney, 1998). An example of this can be seen in the painting in Figure 3, titled Pentecost, painted by Polidoro da Lanciano in 1545 and commissioned by the Scuola del Spirito Santo (Humphrey, 1988). Confraternities wealthy enough to have their own meetinghouse typically commissioned paintings, while altars were the first choice of the less prosperous scuole. The less wealthy scuole, without their own meeting buildings, often used a neighboring church as their meetinghouse, and so would dedicate a church side altar as their meeting place. By the 15th century, nearly every scuole arte had “acquired patronage rights to a side-altar in one of the churches of Venice” (Humphrey, 1986). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;" >The wealthier Venetian confraternities were among the major supporters of religious artistic culture in Venice. Though the scuole piccole no longer operate and therefore cannot affect the culture of Venice, the remnants of the organizations found in their meetinghouses continue to uphold Venice’s cultural prominence by contributing to the tourism scene as architectural and artistic attractions. </span></p>



			<span style="font-size: 12pt;" >Overall, the historical quantitative data surrounding the Venetian scuole is underwhelming, and there are often contradictions between sources (MacKenney, 1994; Vio, 2004). A total of 312 scuole were found in a compilation made in the 18th century of all scuole known by their overseeing governmental body, the provveditori di comun (MacKenney, 1994). In 2004, however, Gastone Vio found in his publication titled “Le Scuole Piccole nella Venezia dei Dogi” that throughout the history of the Venetian Republic, there were at least 925 total scuole (Vio, 2004). Despite the lack of available and accurate information on the scuole themselves, it is clear that their end as a whole came as a result of the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, causing the dissolution of the Republic of Venice in 1797. This time in Venice’s history marked the disintegration of the Venetian government, and thus a decline in Venetian cultural activities (Cessi, 2025). Despite the scuole withstanding cultural changes within Venice over the last five centuries, the overtaking of the city by Austria in 1798 rendered their end inevitable (Cessi, 2025). Records of scuole in Venice ceased to exist after around 1810 (Vio, 2004). Today, the buildings that once housed the scuole now draw in tourists attracted by Venice’s reputation as a center of art and culture. The following section will add context to the broader impacts of the French invasion that the scuole fell victim to, as well as the issue of tourism and depopulation in Venice.</span>
	== Adaptive Reuse ==		== Adaptive Reuse ==
	<p>Due to the population shift and decline in religious importance within Venice many convents have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the convents in Venice have been renovated to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums and government buildings, and schools among many other uses. Only 14% of convents in Venice are actually still used convents, which can be seen in the chart to the right. This chart displays the adaptive reuse of the 59 known convents in Venice.</p>		<p>Due to the population shift and decline in religious importance within Venice many convents have been renovated and reused for other purposes to accommodate the needs of the city. As the city adapts to host more tourists, most of the convents in Venice have been renovated to be used as buildings such as hotels, museums and government buildings, and schools among many other uses. Only 14% of convents in Venice are actually still used convents, which can be seen in the chart to the right. This chart displays the adaptive reuse of the 59 known convents in Venice.</p>

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	<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>		<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>
	<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the ~~S''cuole Piccole''~~ and the ~~Scuole Grandi''~~. There are 63 known ''scuole ''located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. ~~Although no ''~~scuole~~'' are~~ active in Venice, ~~most~~ of these buildings today have been secularized and reused.</p>		<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, scuole were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of scuole, the scuole grandi and the scuole piccole. There are 63 known scuole located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Today, there are four scuole that remain active in Venice, all of which are scuole grandi. Most of these scuola buildings today have been secularized and reused.</p>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>		<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>
	<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the S''cuole Piccole'' and the ~~[[https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/~~Scuole Grandi~~\|Scuole Grandi]]''~~''. There are 63 known ''scuole ''located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Although no ''scuole'' are active in Venice, most of these buildings today have been secularized and reused.</p>		<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the S''cuole Piccole'' and the Scuole Grandi''. There are 63 known ''scuole ''located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Although no ''scuole'' are active in Venice, most of these buildings today have been secularized and reused.</p>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>		<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>
	<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the S''cuole Piccole'' and the ''~~Scuole Grandi~~''. There are 63 known ''scuole ''located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Although no ''scuole'' are active in Venice, most of these buildings today have been secularized and reused.</p>		<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the S''cuole Piccole'' and the [[https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuole Grandi\|Scuole Grandi]]''''. There are 63 known ''scuole ''located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Although no ''scuole'' are active in Venice, most of these buildings today have been secularized and reused.</p>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>		<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>
	<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are ~~63 known~~ ''scuole~~ ~~''~~located in Venice~~, ~~which can be seen in the map to~~ the ~~right. None of these~~ ''~~scuole ~~''~~are currently active, as  </p>~~		<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are two different types of ''scuole'', the S''cuole Piccole'' and the ''Scuole Grandi''. There are 63 known ''scuole ''located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Although no ''scuole'' are active in Venice, most of these buildings today have been secularized and reused.</p>
	~~<p>Convents, or ~~''~~conventi~~''~~ in Italian, often accompanied the churches located on the islands of the lagoon~~. There are 59 known ~~convents~~ located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. ~~Only eight of these convents still actively house monastic orders. Today~~, 51 of these ~~convents~~ have been secularized and reused~~, leaving only 8 convents as practicing monastic orders~~.</p>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>		<p>''This page is an overview of all the scuole in Venice. For a typical scuola, see [https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php/Scuola Scuola]''''.''</p>
			<p>Often referred to in English as confraternities, ''scuole'' were Catholic organizations that members could join for the purposes of devotion, charity, and community within a certain identity group. There are 63 known ''scuole ''located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. None of these ''scuole ''are currently active, as  </p>
	<p>Convents, or ''conventi'' in Italian, often accompanied the churches located on the islands of the lagoon. There are 59 known convents located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Only eight of these convents still actively house monastic orders. Today, 51 of these convents have been secularized and reused, leaving only 8 convents as practicing monastic orders.</p>		<p>Convents, or ''conventi'' in Italian, often accompanied the churches located on the islands of the lagoon. There are 59 known convents located in Venice, which can be seen in the map to the right. Only eight of these convents still actively house monastic orders. Today, 51 of these convents have been secularized and reused, leaving only 8 convents as practicing monastic orders.</p>