Medioeval Hospitals in Viterbo

Abstract

The article offerts a short introduction to the history of medieval hospitals in Viterbo, as descripted by the main 19th century historical local testimonies. Viterbo, as well known to the historians of Middle Age, has been an important town in medieval Italian history; its centrality in the religious way to Rome is well testified by the numerous hospitals and assistance building, some of which, along the main pilgrimage routes, still surviving and well preserved.