The Omozzoli Parisetti Hospital is located on Via Toschi, in the historic centre of Reggio Emilia. Together with the Oratory of Saints Pellegrino and Rocco, it preserves one of the city's oldest testimonies to the tradition of hospitality and charitable care. Historical Background The Omozzoli Parisetti Hospital was founded on 15 December 1410 by the notary Matteo Omozzoli under the name Hospitale della Santa Maria della Carità (Saint Mary of Charity). Originally established to accommodate pilgrims, travellers, the poor and the sick, it represents an extraordinary example of historical continuity: more than six centuries later, the institution still fulfils its original mission of care, today operating as a residential facility for older people. The foundation is closely linked to the Omozzoli Parisetti family, descendants of a merchant lineage that gradually established itself among the most influential families of Reggio Emilia from the fifteenth century onwards. Matteo Omozzoli, who had entered the notarial profession and held important positions in the city's governing institutions, established the hospital in premises adjoining the family residence, in the neighbourhood of San Raffaele. The initiative formed part of the medieval tradition of hospitality and Christian charity and was also associated with a votive pilgrimage to Saint Anthony of Vienne. The hospital welcomed pauperes viatores, peregrini et infirmi (poor travellers, pilgrims and the sick), providing shelter, food and assistance. It also distributed alms, provisions and clothing to people in need. Over the centuries, the institution adapted to changing approaches to social assistance and to the evolving needs of the city. In 1767, as part of the reforms introduced by Duke Francesco III d'Este, the hospital was suppressed in its original form, and its revenues were redirected towards supporting the poor of Reggio Emilia. Nevertheless, its charitable mission did not come to an end: through successive transformations, the complex has preserved its role as a place of care and hospitality to the present day. Omozzoli Parisetti thus represents a particularly significant testimony to the history of solidarity in Reggio Emilia, being one of the few historic Italian charitable hospitals still operating on their original premises.