Carracedo Monastery
| Carracedo Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
_-_Monasterio_de_Santa_Maria_06.jpg) View of the monastery |
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| location |
 Spain Province of León |
| Coordinates: | 42 ° 34 '15 " N , 6 ° 43' 53" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
540 |
| founding year | 990/1138 by Benedictines |
| Cistercian since | 1203 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1835 |
| Mother monastery | Citeaux monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
Villanueva de Oscos Monastery (1203–1835) |
The Carracedo Monastery (Monasterio Santa María de Carracedo; Carracetum) is a former Cistercian abbey in the municipality of Carracedelo . It is located in the Comarca El Bierzo , Province of León , Autonomous Community of Castile and León in northwestern Spain around 12 km west of Ponferrada .
history
The monastery was founded around 990 by Bermudo II of León and Galicia as a place of refuge for Mozarabic monks and was first consecrated to the Savior (San Salvador). In 997 it was largely destroyed by Almansor . In 1138, the Infanta Doña Sancha, sister of King Alfonso VII of Castile , renewed the subsequently prosperous monastery. In 1203 it joined the Cistercian Order under the name Santa María de Carracedo and submitted to the Cîteaux monastery . After a critical development in the 14th century it joined in 1505 the Castilian Cistercian Congregation, but fell the Coming . Expansion work began at the beginning of the 19th century, but ended with the outbreak of the Spanish War of Independence in 1808. The monastery was closed in 1835 during the dismortment under the reign of Juan Álvarez Mendizábal . As a result, it fell into disrepair. From 1988 to 1991 the monastery was renovated by the Leonese Provincial Government and the Astorga diocese . In 1929 it was declared a monument ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).
Buildings and plant
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The original church in the Romanesque-Gothic transition style with three naves and three apses was almost completely demolished around 1796 in favor of the new building of a single-nave classicist church. From the earlier church, a late Romanesque oculus and a semicircular tympanum with the pantocrator have survived . To the south of the church is the vaulted cloister with sacristy , chapter house with four columns, Romanesque access and late Gothic vaults and parlatorium, which was renovated in the 17th century . Above the chapter house and parlatorium are the royal rooms ( Palacio Real ) with the Mirador de la Reina , a covered terrace. On the south side is the refectory from the late 13th century. Today there are exhibition rooms in the abbot's library. The cloister of the guest wing was built around 1800. The walls of the novice's wing still stand from the third courtyard. The kitchen and the gate chapel have also been preserved .
See also
For further historical references see main article Camponaraya .
literature
- José Antonio Iglesias Arias: El Monasterio de Carracedo , Editorial Lancia, León, 1991, ISBN 84-86205-62-X .
- Bernard Peugniez: Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 817 f.
