Careggi



Careggi is a neighborhood of [[Florence]], administratively part of District 5. The name probably derives from ''campus regi" (royal property) a name given to the area in order to emphasize the importance of this property of the Medici family.

It is on a hill, located in the northerh part of the city and home to the historic [[Villa Medici atCareggi]], where [[Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499)|Marsilio Ficino]] founded the Accademia neoplatonica (Neoplatonic Academy) of Florence. on an assignment of by commissioned by Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464)|Cosimo de 'Medici]] ,

It was an independent locality until 1805 when it was incorporated into the city of [[Pellegrino (Firenze)|Pellegrino]]. Careggi remained part of this city only until 1865, when it became part of the city of Florence From the first decade of the twentieth century the district was chosen as the site of the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, a modern city hospital, This has given an imprint to the entire area, where many palaces, villas and parks have been converted in health facilities, while others were built specificially for the hospital. More recently,the neighborh was also the location of various industries.

Amont the important buildings in this neighborhood are the Church of Saint Peter, the Church of Saint John the Baptist, There arise, including places of worship, the church of San Pietro, of St. John the Baptist , the [[Monastero di santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi|Monastery of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi]] and the [[Convento delle Oblate Ospitaliere Francescane di Monna Tessa|Convent of the Oblate Sisters of the Franciscan Hospitaliers Monna Tessa]].