The House of Erasmo Il Gattamela, where born one of the biggest captains of fortune of the Middle-Age, is along the walls of the town close to Fiera Gate.
The birthplace of Erasmo da Narni called Il Gattamelata.
Born in 1370 from Paolo and mother Melania Gattello, Erasmo from Narni was educated at the school of Braccio da Montone.
Passed to the service of Pope Martino V until 1434, then to the service of the Venice Republic. Guided the war against the Visconti and in 1439 became general captain of the Serenissima.
At his death was buried into the Cathedral of Sant’Antonio in Padova , where in his memory was built the famous equestrian statue of Donatello, which is the most beautiful statue of the Renaissance.
On the facade of his house in Narni, along the homonymous street , dedicated to him , a plaque remembers the phrase Narnia me genuit / Gattamelata fui.
House of Erasmo il Gattamelata
Via Gattamelata, 113 – 05035, Narni
The House of Erasmo Il Gattamelata can be visited from outside and reachable from via Garibaldi or at the end of the vicolo degli Orti.
To reach the House of Erasmo Il Gattamelata it is suggested to park the car into the Vicolo degli Orti Parking lot.
Discover Narni.
Continue to walk with us discovering what to see inside the walls of Narni.
Or discover the points of interest of Narni and of its territory:
Fiera Gate
The ancient and austere Fiera Gate, in the past called Porta San Vittore from the name of a church near by, there is on the
Bishop’s Palace
Facing Piazza Garibaldi, with the entrance to Piazza Cavour, the Palazzo Vescovile (Bishop’s palace) is one of the most impressive buildings of the old town
Manini Theatre
At the end of Via Garibaldi , in front of the construction which hosted the Bank , there was the Municipal Theatre of Narni dedicated
