▁Nicol ang elo ▁de ▁Greg orio ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 7 . ▁After wards ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁Comp ag nia ▁dei ▁Bian chi ▁and ▁was ▁ ▁aggreg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Arc icon fr atern ity ▁of ▁San ▁Giovanni ▁Dec oll ato , ▁Rome ▁]; ▁its ▁bre th ren ▁belonged ▁to ▁nob ility ▁and ▁they ▁wore ▁“ a ▁white ▁s ack cl oth ▁and ▁vis ors ” ▁with ▁the ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁Most ▁Holy ▁Cru c if ix ▁on ▁their ▁shoulders . ▁ ▁The ▁Company ▁had ▁the ▁following ▁scop es ▁and ▁duties : ▁ ▁Vis iting ▁the ▁poor ▁prisoners , ▁st riv ing ▁for ▁their ▁release ▁with ▁the ▁financial ▁support ▁of ▁people ▁too . ▁ ▁Prote ct ing ▁the ▁conf essed ▁crim inals , ▁comfort ing ▁them ▁before ▁death , ▁and ▁bringing ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁bur ial ▁place ▁on ▁their ▁shoulders . ▁ ▁B ury ing ▁poor ▁people , ▁accomp any ing ▁them ▁with ▁some ▁pri ests . ▁ ▁Vis iting ▁the ▁poor ▁sick ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁hospital , ▁helping ▁them ▁during ▁me als ▁and ▁serving ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁spirit ▁of ▁char ity . ▁ ▁The ▁historian ▁Ign az io ▁de ▁Bl asi ▁also ▁speak s ▁about ▁the ▁duty ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁poor ▁sick ▁people ▁and ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁free ▁bur ial ▁place ▁for ▁them ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁possibilities ▁were ▁rev oked ▁to ▁companies , ▁and ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁they ▁were ▁definitely ▁abol ished ▁by ▁law . ▁The