Auctioning God’s Kingdom
Résumé
In the Republic of Venice, the handling of a new issue often required the creation of new magistracies. On April 12th 1766, the Senate voted to establish the Deputazione ad Pias Causas to identify and confiscate the property of regular establishments deemed useless in view of their number – those with less than twelve members. The Aggiunto Sopra Monasteri, instituted later in Septembre 1768, was responsible for auctioning off the property.
