Chiesa e convento di San Girolamo

Outside Spello's walls on the road to Collepino, the church and convent of San Girolamo were founded in 1472 for Observant Franciscans at the expense of Braccio II Baglioni. The complex's later history includes a period as a spirituality house and its connection with writer Carlo Carretto, who is buried there.

Why it matters

San Girolamo reflects Spello's fifteenth-century religious history. Braccio II Baglioni established the Franciscan foundation outside the walls, complementing the town's urban churches. The complex's history continued through suppression and revival, and it preserves the tomb of Carlo Carretto.

What to notice

The ensemble includes the fifteenth-century church and convent on the slope below Mount Subasio. The regional portal records fifteenth-century Umbrian painting cycles surviving in the convent rooms. The site also preserves the memory of Carlo Carretto, whose tomb is within the complex.

Context and history

Braccio II Baglioni founded the church and convent in 1472 for the Observant Franciscans. The friars were suppressed in 1866, and in 1885 the commune took the convent orchard for a civic cemetery. In 1965 the convent passed to the Little Brothers of Jesus Caritas. It later became the Casa San Girolamo of Italian Catholic Action, which records the tomb of Carlo Carretto and the site's continuing spiritual role.