- montes pietatis
- Rocks of benefaction,–pawn-shops. They were probably so called because they were, as they still are, in many cases, patronized for the most part by poor persons.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
montes pietatis
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Montes Pietatis — • Charitable institutions of credit that lend money at low rates of interest, or without interest at all, upon the security of objects left in pawn, with a view to protecting persons in want from usurers Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Montes — Mọntes [lateinisch »Berge«], im Italien des Mittelalters verschiedene Arten von Kapitalansammlungen und Leihformen; im engeren Sinn die im 14. 16. Jahrhundert gegründeten und vereinzelt bis ins 19. Jahrhundert bestehenden Organisationen von… … Universal-Lexikon
Montes — (lat., Mehrzahl von mons, »Berg«), früher in Italien die Bezeichnung für Anstalten, in denen sich Geld ansammelte (Kapitalvereinigungen); insbes. nannte man so die Anstalten, die seit dem 13. Jahrh. zur Durchführung von öffentlichen Anleihen ins… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Montes — (lat.), im Mittelalter in Italien Staatsanleihen, deren Gläubiger sich als Körperschaften konstituierten, aus denen die Banken hervorgingen. M. pietātis, Leih , Pfandhäuser … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Mons pietātis — (lat.), s. Montes … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
pawnbroking — /pawn broh king/, n. the business of a pawnbroker. Also, pawnbrokerage, pawnbrokery. [1805 15; PAWNBROK(ER) + ING1] * * * Business of advancing loans to customers who have pledged household goods or personal belongings as security. The pawnbroker … Universalium
Mount of piety — See also: Montepío (disambiguation) A mount of piety was an institutional pawnbroker run as a charity in Europe from the later Middle Ages times to the 20th century, more often referred to in English by the relevant local term , such as monte di… … Wikipedia
Michele Carcano — (Michael de Carcanis de Mediolano) (Lomazzo[1], 1427 20 March 1484) was an Italian Franciscan preacher. He is known for his part in founding the montes pietatis banking system, with Bernardine of Feltre, and for the marked anti Semitism of his… … Wikipedia
Monte di Pietà — The Monte di Pietà were the first pawnbrokers in Europe.DefinitionBoth the Italian term monte di pietà and the French term mont de piété translate into English as mount of piety. The first institution was started in 1361 by the Bishop of London,… … Wikipedia
MONEYLENDING — The Religious Context BIBLICAL PERIOD Deuteronomy 23:20–21 states: You shall not lend on interest to your brother, interest of food or money or anything on which interest can be charged. You may charge interest to a foreigner, but not to your… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
