Bartholomew of Grottaferrata

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Statue of Bartholomew of Grottaferrata on the square in front of the abbey church of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata

Bartholomäus von Grottaferrata (* around 980 ; † between 1050 and 1055 ), also Bartholomäus the Younger or, according to his origins, Bartholomäus von Rossano was co-founder and fourth abbot of the Grottaferrata monastery near Rome. He is also considered to be one of the most prolific Byzantine hymn writers of the 11th century.

Bartholomew was born between 985 and 990 in the Calabrian town of Rossano as the son of distinguished and pious parents. At the age of twelve he joined Nilus von Rossano , who lived between 981 and 1003 in Valleluce near Montecassino and Serperi near Gaeta . Bartholomew followed Nilus to Rome and helped him found the monastery of Grottaferrata on the hills of Tusculum near Rome . When Nilus died soon after it was founded, he continued the work and built the monastery on the site of a former Roman villa. The construction was completed in 1024 and Pope John XIX. inaugurated and consecrated to Our Lady. Bartholomäus should especially to Pope Benedict IX. maintained good relations, who after his excommunication withdrew to the Grottaferrata monastery before his death. Bartholomew is also credited with a biography of Nilus von Rossano, but his authorship is controversial.

In art, Bartholomew of Grottaferrata is depicted as a bearded man. On a statue on the church forecourt of the Grottaferrata monastery, he is holding a book and pointing with one finger up towards heaven. An altarpiece by Domenichino in Grottaferrata shows him kneeling next to Nilus during an apparition of Mary. The feast of St. Bartholomew is celebrated in Grottaferrata and Rossano on November 11th.

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  1. ↑ LThK 2nd volume special edition 2006, ISBN 3-451-22012-1 , p. 42.
  2. ↑ LThK 2nd volume special edition 2006, ISBN 3-451-22012-1 , p. 42.
  3. ↑ Origin and history of the Grottaferrata Abbey; As of April 6, 2009.
  4. ^ Lexicon of Christian Iconography (LCI) Vol. 5, Freiburg 1973, ISBN 3-451-21806-2 , p. 335
  5. ^ San Bartolomeo il Giovane di Grottaferrata; As of April 6, 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Bartholomew of Grottaferrata
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saint Bartholomew the Younger; Bartholomew of Rossano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian monk and saint
DATE OF BIRTH around 980
PLACE OF BIRTH Rossano
DATE OF DEATH between 1050 and 1055
Place of death Grottaferrata