{"id":1269,"date":"2024-09-19T20:55:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T18:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it\/poi\/giardini-di-s-domenico-mantova\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:41:25","slug":"giardini-di-s-domenico-mantova","status":"publish","type":"poi","link":"https:\/\/mantovasabbioneta-unesco.it\/en\/poi\/giardini-di-s-domenico-mantova\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Convent of San Domenico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Where faith arose, history passed: today memory remains<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ex <strong>Convent of San Domenico<\/strong> It was built in the 13th century and closed to worship in 1797, when with the Napoleonic suppressions many monasteries or convents were transformed into prisons, schools or warehouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the suppression, part of the area was demolished and other areas were repurposed. The church was converted into a military warehouse and the convent into barracks. During the Austrian period, the entire space was converted into a political prison, where many of the key figures in the Belfiore conspiracy passed through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For urban redevelopment purposes, the church and convent of San Domenico were completely demolished in 1925. 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