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Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella

The pharmacy of the Dominican convent of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, opened to the public on 15 October 1612 and a private company since 1871; it still works in the Via della Scala.

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By its own account the friars’ scented waters, among them a rose water, were sold as early as 1381.

The record

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Name
Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
documented

Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella became its legal commerc

SMN-STORY · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A · read 2026-10-08

confidence B

Kind
fragrance house
house classification

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the grouping on /houses: what the firm was chiefly known for in the sources read

confidence B

Founded
15 October 1612
documented

On 15 October 1612, a council of the convent voted to establish a public pharmacy.

SMN-STORY · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A · read 2026-10-08

as a public pharmacy; the Officina counts its story from 1221

confidence B

Founders
  • the Dominican friars of Santa Maria Novella
    documented

    a council of the convent voted to establish a public pharmacy

    SMN-STORY · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A · read 2026-10-08

    confidence B

Places
  • Florence, Via della Scala 16 (works)
    documented

    The building has operated as a public pharmacy since 15 October 1612

    SMN-SCALA · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A · read 2026-10-08

    confidence B

Documented work
  • Acqua di Rose, among the scented waters whose sale is documented in 1381
    documented

    the documented sale of acque profumate, among them Acqua di Rose

    SMN-STORY · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A · read 2026-10-08

    confidence B

What it became
  • became a secular private company (1871), after the suppression of the religious orders
    documented

    Formally registered as a secular private company following the suppression of religious orders.

    SMN-ABOUT · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A · read 2026-10-08

    confidence B

Today
a joint-stock company under the coordination and control of Italmobiliare S.p.A., by its own corporate data (checked 2026-10-08)
documented

Company under coordination and control of Italmobiliare S.p.A.

SMN-CORPORATE · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A · read 2026-10-08

confidence B

Wikidata
Q2517185
documented

"qid": "Q2517185"

WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) · read 2026-09-30

the Wikidata item read for this house (its English label: Officina di Santa Maria Novella)

confidence A

Where the sources disagree
  • Its date: the Officina counts its continuity from 1221, when Dominican friars took the site; it opened as a public pharmacy on 15 October 1612. (SMN-STORY)

Sources

  1. SMN-ABOUT · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A. “About us — Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella”, the company’s own account. eu.smnovella.com/pages/about-us · read 2026-10-08 · no licence stated (quoted, not reproduced)
  2. SMN-CORPORATE · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A. “Corporate data — Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella”, the company’s own account. eu.smnovella.com/pages/corporate-data · read 2026-10-08 · no licence stated (quoted, not reproduced)
  3. SMN-SCALA · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A. “Via della Scala 16 — Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella”, the company’s own account. eu.smnovella.com/pages/via-della-scala-16 · read 2026-10-08 · no licence stated (quoted, not reproduced)
  4. SMN-STORY · Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A. “Our story — Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella”, the company’s own account. eu.smnovella.com/pages/our-story · read 2026-10-08 · no licence stated (quoted, not reproduced)
  5. WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation): the items named on each record (each statement read with its references), read 2026-09-30. www.wikidata.org · read 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0

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