Church of San Girolamo

The Villa San Girolamo, sometimes known as the Church of San Girolamo, is a building complex that includes a villa, olive grove, and former Catholic monastery and church located on Via Vecchia Fiesolana in Fiesole, Tuscany. Built in the 14th century as a hermitage and the seat of the cloistered order of Hieronymites, the church of San Girolamo came under the ownership of the Augustinians in the 15th century. It was expanded between 1445 and 1451 by Michelozzo at the behest of Cosimo de' Medici along with the neighboring Villa Medici. The complex was then remodeled in the 17th century, though the cloister remained unchanged. During the 17th century, the monastery fell into disuse and ownership was transferred out of the Church and into private hands. It was then annexed by the nearby Villa dei Ricasoli.

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