Franciscan pharmacy of Mala Braća (Dubrovnik)
Farmacia franciscana de Mala Braća (Dubrovnik)
- Date
- 1317 · confidence medium
- Place
- Franciscan monastery, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Credited to
- Franciscan friars of Dubrovnik
- Field
- Life & health
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What it is
The dispensary of the Franciscan monastery, opened in 1317 and still running today. It is cited as one of the pharmacies that has operated continuously for longest in Europe.
The 1317 date is the monastery's tradition. The 'third oldest in the world' or 'oldest in Europe' label is not agreed: there are earlier monastic dispensaries, although few with uninterrupted operation.
What it led to
- an institutional pharmacy with preserved formularies and mortars
- a model of monastic and municipal dispensary on the Adriatic