Entrepreneurship Beyond Convent Walls: The Augustinian Nuns of S. Caterina dei Sacchi in Venice (original) (raw)

2020

Abstract

The convent of S. Caterina dei Sacchi, located in the northern limit of Venice, enjoyed great prestige throughout the Early Modern period. Beyond its walls, a cluster of resourceful women managed to elevate the peripheral community to become one of the wealthiest Venetian religious complexes. Patrons of distinguished artists, the Augustinian nuns distinguished themselves due to their astute economic management of a wide range of profitable activities. In particular, they played a crucial role in the land reclamation of the marshlands around their convent, an enterprise that culminated in the late sixteenth-century addition of the Fondamente Nuove. Retracing the lucrative initiatives undertaken by the nuns of S. Caterina, this chapter investigates one of the least studied communities in Venice, one that had a powerful role in determining the final shape of the northern rim of the city.

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