A
shiver runs through you as you walk down the macabre Via
de Malcontenti. Aptly named, Via Malcontenti was the street
that criminals walked down to the gallows through the Gates
of Justice, known today as Piazza Piave, with the only stop
at the Battuti neri Chapel. Surrounded by streets, the church
was the headquarters of the confraternity of the Black-robed
brothers which included the talented artist, Michael Buonarroti.
The fraternity wore black robes with hoods to cover their
faces as this was necessary when they assisted the condemned
to the gallows with prayers asking them to repent. |
