Cistopedia
Since 2008, Cistopedia has been an online encyclopedia on the past and present of the Cistercian Order (regarding the Cistercians , Trappists and Saint Bernard women of Esquermes ).
The data collection
2008 offizialisierten in Rome Public Prosecutors of the Cistercian and Trappist and the Prioress General of the Bernardines of Esquermes the Frank Sasama (modeled on the Internet - encyclopedia Wikipedia ) project initiated a data collection on the history and present of the Cistercian order (which is also from the Protestant community Cistercian Heirs in Germany is supported). The project is called Cistopedia. Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis (A Cistercian Encyclopedia). The list of contributors in 2016 included around 100 names (25 percent of them with a doctorate). The criticism speaks of "a very ambitious project building up serious information about 3000 sites" (Coomans, p. 98). The Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies at Western Michigan University relies on Cistopedia for its “Janauschek Portal” project.
The Monasticon
The main part is a list of all former and current monasteries of the Cistercians . This complete list (with thousands of names) is available in three parts: in alphabetical, chronological (if known) and geographical order. There is also a list of the currently living monasteries. A wealth of information is provided for each monastery, including location, illustration, and literature. However, there is currently by no means information on all names. In 2016, around 1000 monasteries were processed.
The encyclopedia
Under the title Lexicon , a list of around 100 personal articles and a list of around 150 factual articles were found in 2016.
The library
Under the title Bibliotheca there is a collection of relevant web links to library catalogs, journals, new publications, bibliographies and important institutions, as well as to websites of medieval research.
literature
- Frank Sasama: “CISTOPEDIA. Data collection on all Cistercian monasteries and more ... ”In: Alkuin Volker Schachenmayr (Ed.): Current ways of researching the Cistercians . Be & Be-Verlag, Heiligenkreuz 2008 (EUCist Studies 1, pp. 161–162).
- Bernard Peugniez: Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 1153.
Web links
- Cistopedia website
- Thomas Coomans: "Identity Ambivalences of Monastic Heritage and International Networks. The Case of the Cistercians and Trappists ". In: Heritage Reinvents Europe. Proceedings of the 12th EAC Symposium, Ename 17-19 March 2011 . Jambes, Namur 2013, pp. 93-100 .