Casamari Monastery
| Casamari Cistercian Abbey | |
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.JPG) Facade of the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari |
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| location |
 Italy Region of Lazio Province of Frosinone |
| Lies in the diocese | Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino |
| Coordinates: | 41 ° 40 ′ 16 ″ N , 13 ° 29 ′ 14 ″ E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
143 |
| Patronage | St. Mary St. John |
| founding year | 1035 by Benedictines |
| Cistercian since | 1140 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1811 |
| Year of repopulation | 1814 |
| Mother monastery | Clairvaux Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
| Congregation | Congregation of Casamari |
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Daughter monasteries |
Sambucina |
Casamari Monastery (Latin Abbatia BMV Casaemarii / Casamarium ) is a Cistercian abbey in Lazio , Italy . It is located in the municipality of Veroli, in the province of Frosinone . In Casamari there is also a nunnery of the Congregation of Anagni : Casamari Monastery (Nuns) .
history
The monastery was built on the ruins of the Roman city of Cereatae . It got its name (Casa Marii = House of Marius) from the Roman consul Gaius Marius who was born there . Initially since 1009 collegiate monastery of the Veroli diocese , the monastery was transformed into a Benedictine abbey around 1030/1035 . The Benedictines were between 1140 and 1152 by Pope Eugene III. replaced by Cistercians from Clairvaux Monastery , one of the order's primary abbeys . Casamari's daughter monasteries were Sambucina Monastery (1160), Matina Monastery (1180), San Galgano Monastery (1218) and Sagittario Monastery and the Priory of San Nicola di Agrigento (1219). In 1183 Joachim von Fiore spent some time in Casamari. A boom in the 12th century was followed by a decline in the 14th century. 1430-1850 Casamari was papal commander . In 1623 only eight monks lived in the monastery when the Roman Cistercian congregation was founded. The convent switched to the Reformed Cistercians in 1717, following the example of La Trappe . In 1799 the monastery was sacked by French troops and from 1811 to 1814 it was closed during the French rule. In 1861 the monastery was besieged and bombed by Kingdom troops. In 1892 the Trappist Congregation left Casamari. In 1929 Casamari formed its own Cistercian congregation , which built or reoccupied a number of monasteries.
Plant and buildings
The rib-vaulted church, begun in 1203, was consecrated in 1217. It is an arrangement according to the Bernardine plan in the form of a Latin cross. The seven rectangular bays of the nave central nave correspond to the same number of bays of the two narrow aisles. The square choir is the width of the central nave. Two rectangular chapels open to the east on both sides of the transept. There is a side aisle to the west of the transept. The first nave yoke is dominated by a square bell tower. In front of the church facade there is a vestibule to which a staircase leads. The facade, choir and side aisles each have oculi . The enclosure is south (right) of the church. The nine-bay chapter house on the east side has a door to the cloister flanked by two double openings with pointed arches; its pointed arch rests on four pillars. The portal structure from the 13th century has also been preserved.
The church bears the title of a minor basilica .
literature
- Balduino Gustavo Bedini: Breve prospetto delle Abazie Cistercensi d'Italia. Dalla Fondazione di Citeaux (1098) alla meta del Secolo decimoquarto. Tipografia Casamari, Casamari 1964, pp. 27-29.
- Anselme Dimier , L'art cistercien. Hors de France (= La nuit des temps 34, ISSN 0768-0937 = L'art cistercien 2). Zodiaque, La Pierre-qui-vire 1971, pp. 199–207, with floor plan and numerous illus.
- Alessandro del Proposto, Benedetto Fornari: L'Abbazia cistercense di Casamari. Tipografia dell'Abbazia, Casamari 1986, with detailed references.
