Fratelli e sorelle
defonti nell'anno corrente

A blessing for us, we are your brothers
Brothers and sisters
deceased in the current year

According to legend the Santa Maria della Scala hospital was opened on 898 by a cobbler named Sorore. However, the first known document mentioning it dates from March 29, 1090. The last parts of the hospital left the historical buildings opposite the Duomo in 1996 and it was turned into a museum complex. It is still being restored.