Via dei Cestari

The name of Via dei Cestari comes from the basket-makers who once had their workshops here. Today, the street starts from Piazza della Minerva and ends in Largo delle Stimmate, where the Church of the Santissime Stimmate di San Francesco is located. This is why, in the 17th century, Via dei Cestari was referred to as the "public street that passes in front of the church of the Santissime Stimmate di San Francesco". Originally, the basilica was dedicated to the " Forty Holy Martyrs" from the time of Diocletian, then, in 1594, Pope Clement VIII assigned it to the Archconfraternity of the Santissime Stimmate, dedicating it to the wounds of the Passion that St. Francis received on Mount La Verna on 14 September 1224. The church was then completely rebuilt during the 18th century to a design by Giovan Battista Contini.