San Benito Monastery
| San Benito Talavera Monastery | |
|---|---|
 Monastery complex |
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| location |
Talavera de la Reina Spain |
| Lies in the diocese | Toledo |
| Coordinates: | 39 ° 57 '30 " N , 4 ° 50' 3" W |
| Patronage | St. Benedict |
| founding year | First mentioned in 1022 |
| Cistercian since | approx. 1300 |
| Congregation | San Bernardo de Castilla |
The Monasterio de San Benito (lat. Abbatia BMV et Sancti Benedicti ) is a Cistercian - Abbey in Talavera de la Reina in the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha in the province of Toledo.
history
The actual origins of the monastery are not known. It is the oldest living monastery in the city , because according to tradition, its history goes back to the Visigothic times , when a group of consecrated virgins is said to have come together to lead a communal life according to the evangelical councils . They later adopted the Rule of St. Benedict of Nursia as a guide for their monastic life.
The first information about the original monastery, which was on the outskirts of Talavera and was called "St. Antolin by the Mistresses", exists from the 12th century .
Around the year 1300 the monastery was moved to within the city walls. At the same time, the sisters joined the Cistercian reform, which at that time found great support in Spain and in the rest of Europe, and chose St. Benedict as the titular patron of the monastery.
In 2009 the convent consists of 20 sisters. You run a bookbinding shop in which book covers are also embossed.
Worth seeing
There is an Isabelline cloister from the 16th century in the monastery, but it cannot be visited. The remains of the ancient city wall that delimit the monastery grounds are worth seeing .
gallery
The wall
The wall
The monastery in the snow
The cloister
literature
- Bernard Peugniez: Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 843.
Remarks
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Late Gothic style named after Queen Isabella I (1474–1504) of Spain , cf. Flamboyant .
See also
Web links
- Website of the monastery (Spanish / German)
- Elenchus Monasteriorum Ordinis Cisterciensis (Directory of the Cistercian Monasteries), edition of May 28, 2018, p. 7