Ospedale Civile dell'Annunziata

The ancient hospital

The "Ospedale Civile dell’Annunziata” in Cosenza (Via Felice Migliori, 1) dates back to the XV century when a rich patron of the city Antonio de Franco wanted to create a Hospital for orphans and young mothers.¹ The Institute was named SS.Annunziata because during an important fair in her honor was organized a fund raising for the benefit of the hospital².

The ancient facade (1770)

Nowadays

During the centuries the Hospital has been renovated many times and finally rebuilt in 1939.³ The new hospital, called "Ospedale Principe di Napoli", was damaged by the bombing in April 1943 during the Second World War, the same that completely destroyed the Ancient Hospital⁴.

The Hospital in 1939

After the War, the Hospital took back its old name⁵ and now it is located in a street named after Felice Migliori, the surgeon who worked the hardest to improve the administration and the whole hospital.

Related items:

• Felice Migliori's bust (1)
• Felice Migliori's bust (2)

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Bibliography

- Antonio Petrassi, L'Ospedale dell'Annunziata ed i Grandi Medici calabresi, Editoriale Bios, Castrolibero 2005, pp. 10-17 and 25-27.

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• Modern photos and main text by Emma Capparelli moc.liamg|ammeillerappac#| and Tommaso Mancuso ti.orebil|99.osucnam_osammot#| (December 2017)
• Old photos by Antonio Petrassi, L'Ospedale dell'Annunziata ed i Grandi Medici calabresi, Editoriale Bios, Castrolibero 2005, pp. 17 and 25.

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Footnotes

1. Petrassi 2005, p.10.

2. Petrassi 2005, p.10.

3. Petrassi 2005, p.25.

4. Petrassi 2005, p.26.

5. Petrassi 2005, p.27.