Monsalud Monastery
| Monsalud Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Monastery ruin |
|
| location |
 Spain Guadalajara Province |
| Coordinates: | 40 ° 29 ′ 28 ″ N , 2 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
160 |
| founding year | 1141 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1835 |
| Mother monastery | L'Escaladieu monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Morimond Monastery |
The Monsalud Monastery ( Spanish Monasterio de Santa María de Monsalud ; Latin Mons Salutis ) is a former Cistercian abbey in central Spain.
location
The ruined monastery is located around 60 km (driving distance) southeast of Guadalajara in the municipality of Sacedón in the province of Guadalajara in the Castile-La Mancha region near the road to Cuenca near the village of Córcoles.
history
The monastery was founded in 1138 by King Alfonso VII of Castile and was built in its current location from 1141. It was occupied by monks from the mother abbey L'Escaladieu from the filiation of the primary abbey of Morimond . The first abbot was Fortún Donato, followed by Raymundo and Bueno Emeylino. Since 1174, the Order of Calatrava, closely linked to the Cistercians, acquired some rights over the monastery, which acquired extensive property through foundations. It was only in the 15th century a Spaniard was first abbot. Around the year 1500 the monastery fell into Coming . In 1549 it joined the Castilian Cistercian Congregation. During the abolition of the monastery under the government of Juan Álvarez Mendizábal , the monastery was dissolved in 1835. The facility then fell into disrepair; however, it was declared a Monumento Nacional in 1931 . Recently a renovation has been undertaken.
Buildings and plant
The gate building in Renaissance style presents the coat of arms of the Castilian Cistercian Congregation as well as two almost square fields with the figure reliefs of two abbots , who - partly with praying hands - face the no longer preserved figure of Mary in the central niche. In the gable there is a representation of the bearded God the Father with a globe in his left hand; the right one is raised in a kind of blessing gesture . The cruciform church located south of the enclosure and only partially preserved is a three-aisled Romanesque basilica with three apses , of which the middle is semicircular and the southern quarter-circle. The longhouse is ruined. The southern transept has a badly damaged rose window and a Romanesque step portal with several archivolts . From the cloister (claustro) have survived the north, east and south sides. On the east wing is the three-aisled, but only two- bay, rib - vaulted chapter house (sala capitular) , from which a pointed arched passage and two pointed arched windows lead to the cloister; The dormitory is located above the chapter room . The refectory was housed in the north wing .
literature
- Andrés Pérez Arribas: El monasterio de Monsalud en Córcoles. Eds. AACHE, Guadalajara 1998, ISBN 978-84-87743-95-5 .
- Bernard Peugniez: Le guide routier de l'Europe cistercienne. Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, ISBN 978-27-46826-24-3 , p. 840.
Web links
- Monsalud Monastery - photos + brief information (spanish)
- KLoster Monsalud - Photo of the interior of the church
- Monsalud Monastery - Photos + Info (arteguias, Spanish)
- Monsalud Monastery - brief information (website of the Certosa di Firenze with little content)