Servite Order
The Servite Order is one of the five original Catholic mendicant orders.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ferrara | Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi, built for the Order of the Servites of Mary | |
| Florence | The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata is the mother church of the Servite order (wiki) | |
| Prague | On Charles Bridge: Statue of St. Philip Benitius. He was the general of the Servite order and is the only marble statue on the bridge. He's portrayed with a cross, a twig, and a book. The papal tiara lying at his feet is a symbol of the saint's refusal of the papal see in 1268. | |
| Siena | The Santa Maria dei Servi "is built on the site of the former Church of San Clement, which was acquired by the Servite order in the Medieval era." | |
| Val d'Orcia | The cave of San Filippo was originally a hermitage that belonged to the Servants of Mary. After its abandonment, the order took possession of it again. (Nomination file, p. 75) | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Chiesa dei Servi | |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | the early-Baroque, former Servite Monastery Schönbühel (nom file) |
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