Hospital And Chapel Hospital Of San Giacomo In Augusta In Rome, Italy Editorial Photo

Hospital and chapel hospital of San Giacomo in Augusta, also known as San Giacomo of the incurables in central Rome, Italy. In October 2008 it was abruptly closed, after 680 years of continuous activity as a hospital, by a regional law issued in August 2008, The noblewoman Oliva Salviati, descendant of the founder, since 2008 claims to enforce the testament of his ancestor cardinal Anton Maria Salviati, who donated the building to the city under the condition of its use as a hospital: it followed a petition of 60.000 subscribers to keep active the hospital.