Founder
Confraternita di Santa Maria di Costantinopoli
Denominations
Monte di pietà di Avellino; Monte di credito su pegno di Avellino
Activity period
1583-1966
Location
Nation/Country: Italia - Region: Campania - City: Avellino
History
The Confraternity of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli founded the Monte in 1583, with the consent of the viceroy Pedro Giron d'Osuna dated 29 November. The institution adopted the same statutes as the Monte di pietà of Naples. From 1589 the Monte received an annual revenue from the university. During the French occupation, the Confraternity of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli lost the administration of the Monte, formally obtaining it again in 1816, but without being able to operate with it until 1829. In 1948 the institution incorporated the Monte di credito su pegno of Frigento (AV). The Monte ceased its activity in 1966, when a ministerial decree dated 14 February revoked its authorization to exercise credit and put its assets in liquidation.
Activities
Pawnbroking; lending
Denomination
Monte di pietà di Avellino
Date
1585-sec. XX
Consistency
Ca. 100 volumes and 1000 documents
Archive keeper
Biblioteca Statale di Montevergine
Archive keeper link
http://www.bibliotecastataledimontevergine.beniculturali.it/
Archival history
The archive was deposited in the Biblioteca di Montevergine after the earthquake in 1980. The material is still not ordered and thus precise information on its consistency is not possible at the moment.
Bibliography
Bianca Corcione, Il Monte di pietà della chiesa di Santa Maria Coronata di Costantinopoli di Avellino, in «Il Santuario di Montevergine bollettino mensile illustrato», LXXXV, 4 (2004), pp. 23-25