At No.9 on Via Perlici was the Hospital of the Confraternita di San Lorenzo, which had an oratory (not open to visitors) dedicated to St. Lawrence, located at the top of the steps of the alley bearing the same name and positioned against the Rocca. From here one can enjoy a splendid view of the upper part of the facade of the Cattedrale di San Rufino and the bell tower rising above the rooftops. The Confraternita dei Disciplinati (Flagellants) already existed in 1329, when it was given a statute. It was abolished in 1772 by Bishop Niccolò Sermattei in order to provide the Diocese Seminary with all of its needs. The church continued to function through the efforts of the Confraternita di Sant' Antonino. With the abolition of ecclesiastic property in 1860, the complex passed into private hands. In 1933 it was purchased by the English noblewoman Mary Lowell Berkley, under whose ownership it assumed its present appearance and who used it as an exclusive salon frequented for about forty years by distinguished members of the international cultural community. Looking behind a gate through the green cypress trees, one sees the side of a church with a 16th century portal decorated by the emblem of the Saint.
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