Scipione Ammirato "il giovane"

Scipione Ammirato il Giovane (alias Cristoforo Del Bianco) born in 1582 by Francesco, a mason of Montaione, and Susanna Marchi. When he was 16 years old he moved to Florence working as a scribe by the historian Scipione Ammirato, incharged by the Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici to write Florentine Histories.

When the teacher died, the 30 january 1600, Cristoforo del Bianco come into the name and properties of Scipione Ammirato and he to carried on his teacher's work, adding some news he could find in the Florence Archive because he also worked as imployer at "l'Uffizio delle Riformagioni".

When he took the degree in theology, Scipione Ammirato il Giovane start a brilliant career at the Medici's court: he was secretary of Grand Duke and Prince Lorenzo de' Medici, and hold a diplomatic office at the French Court for Grand Duke Cosimo II.From 1641 to 1647 he printed the second edition of Florentine History of Scipione Ammirato il Vecchio, updated by the old alumnus now rich and famous.

Scipione died in Florence in 1656, and as his will, he was buried in the Church of San Bartolommeo in Montaione, now church of San regolo.
Scipione Ammirato was very fond to Montaione, and in 1635 he made restored the main church at his expenses. In his will, Scipione Ammirato lived lots of his property to the parish and sisterhoods of Montaione. In the same will Ammirato wanted that every Holy Friday people gave to a poor girl of Montaione sixty "scudi". This tradition has been passed dowm till last century.

Today is still possible to see a gravestone of Scipione Ammirato under the Arco Pievano that connect Via Roma with Piazza Ammannati.

Fonte: Editoriale Tosca srl - Pubblicazione promossa dal Comune di Montaione, testo di Veronica Campinoti.