Jasov Monastery
The Jasov Monastery (Latin: Abbatia Jasoviensis ; Hungarian Kolostor Jászó , German Jossau Monastery ) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Jasov in eastern Slovakia in a landscape that was also heavily influenced by a German-speaking and Hungarian minority.
location
The abbey is located about 30 km east of Rožňava and about 20 km west of Košice an der Bodva . The village of Jasov lies further east across the river, the present-day district of Jasovský Podzámok , which was independent until 1960, borders directly on the monastery .
history
The monastery Jasov was in 1170 as an independent canonry of the Order of Norbertine -Chorherren the rank of provost founded. The monastery buildings were already devastated during the Tatar invasion in 1241/42. After the reconstruction, Jasov gained in importance, played an important role in Hungary in the 15th century and acquired numerous privileges. It was occupied during the Hussite Wars and was fortified during this time. After the Battle of Mohács (1526) and under the influence of the Reformation , the monastery was abandoned and fell into disrepair. In 1697 the monasteries in Jasov and Leles were donated to the Pernegg monastery , which sold the houses to the monastery in 1711 . Under the provost and later abbot Andreas Sauberer, the monastery flourished again between 1745 and 1779. Large sums of money were invested in the late baroque building, and in 1768 Jasov became independent from Klosterbruck.
In 1774 the provost's office was elevated to an abbey , but the monastery was abolished in 1787 by Emperor Joseph II . In 1792 a fire damaged the frescoes by Johann Lucas Kracker . In 1802 the Jasov monastery was resettled. The Premonstratensians now looked after a number of high schools and tried to restore the library holdings. In 1846 the Jasovská jaskyňa was made accessible for the first time by Abbot A. Richter OPraem. From 1894 to 1897 the frescoes were restored by Kracker and the library was renovated and expanded. When Jasov fell to Czechoslovakia after the First World War , the monastery began to decline again, and the high schools that it supervised were nationalized. In 1923 a branch was established in Gödöllö near Budapest, where the management of the monastery was even transferred from 1927 to 1939. In 1950 the communists closed the monastery, the conventuals were interned and the property confiscated. It was rebuilt in 1989/90 and since 1991 the buildings have been owned by the Premonstratensians of Jasov.
architecture
The Romanesque monastery was destroyed during the Tatar invasion in 1241/42. The monastery, rebuilt soon after in Gothic style, was fortified in the first half of the 15th century (1421-1436). In the first half of the 18th century, the complex was fundamentally rebuilt and rebuilt in the late Baroque style. It is considered to be the most important late baroque building in eastern Slovakia and was built according to plans by the Viennese architect Franz Anton Pilgram . The monastery has a baroque garden that is unique in Slovakia. The monastery has been a national cultural monument since 1970.
Others
The current abbot is Dr. Ambróz Martin Štrbák O. Praem.
literature
- Ardura, Bernhard / Dolista, Karl: Prémontrés en Bohème, Moravie et Slovaquie . Prague 1993.
- Fabian, Bernhard (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical book inventory in Germany, Austria and Europe. Hildesheim 2003.
- Brunner, Sebastian (Ed.): A Canon Book . Wuerzburg 1883.
Web links
- Homepage of the Premonstartenser Abbey of Jasov
- Homepage of the Order of the Premonstratensian Canons
Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 51 ″ N , 20 ° 58 ′ 27 ″ E