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Santo Spirito in Firenze in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
 

Istituto Gould

 
 
Istituto Gould Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 30, 2025
1. Istituto Gould Marker
Inscription. Fondato a Roma nel 1871 dall'americano Emily Gould come centro di insegnamento e avviamento al lavoro, l'Istituto aderente all Chiesa Evangelica fu poi trasferito a Firenze negli anni venti del Novecento. Ha sede nel Palazzo salviati, ove giΰ aveva operato la Scuola Teologica Valdese; svolge attivata sociale mirata al recupero dei giovani in difficoltΰ. Nello stesso edificio si riuniscono l"associazione Evangelica di Volontariato che favorisce la crescita di un movimento di volontariato di ispirazione cristiana evangelica, e il Centro di Formazione Diaconale Giuseppe Comandi, sorto nel 1989 per ospitare giovani che vogliono approfondire la loro formazione educativa ed evangelica.

Founded in Rome in 1871 by the American Emily Gould as an educational and work-training establishment, the Evangelical Institute moved to Florence in the 1920s. It is located in the Palazzo Salviati, where there was already a 'Waldensian Theological School', and it engages in social work intended to assist young people in difficulties. In the same building are the Evangelical Voluntary Association, which encourages christian voluntary work along evangelical lines, and the 'Giuseppe Comandi' Centre for Diaconal Training, founded in 1989 for young people who want to continue their evangelical education.
 
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these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkEducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
 
Location. 43° 45.991′ N, 11° 14.705′ E. Marker is in Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze. It is in Santo Spirito. It is on Via dei Serragli south of Via D'Ardiglione. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via dei Serragli 51, Firenze, Toscana 50125, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Antonio Meucci (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathaniel Hawthorne (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Alphonse de Lamartine (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Chiesa Anglicana di Saint Mark (St. Mark's Church) (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Italian Ministry of the Navy (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Holy Trinity Bridge Reconstructed (approx. half a kilometer away); Ponte Santa Trinita / Holy Trinity Bridge (approx. half a kilometer away); Chiesa di San Jacopo Sopr'Arno (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Firenze.
 
More about this marker. The marker is covered in graffiti and difficult to read in some spots.
 
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Istituto Gould building and marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 30, 2025
2. Istituto Gould building and marker

1. The Gould Institute from 1871 to our days. A history of the Gould Institute
Excerpt: "The institute was founded in Rome in 1871 by James and Emily Gould as an evangelical vocational school open to Italian children of both genders. The school’s first home was a room offered by the Waldensian mission, but soon the number of children grew and the Gould Home rented part of an old convent and moved the school there."
(Submitted on September 2, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.) 

2. Emily Bliss Gould (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 2, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
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