St. Blaise Priory (Nicosia)
| Cistercian Priory of St. Blaise | |
|---|---|
| location |
 Cyprus , Nicosia
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| Patronage | St. Blaise of Sebaste |
| founding year | around 1215 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
unknown |
| Mother monastery | Monastery of St. George of Jubin |
| Primary Abbey | La Ferté Monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
no |
St. Blasius (also: St. Blaise) was a priory of the Cistercian monastery of St. George of Jubin in Nicosia on the island of Cyprus .
history
In 1192 Guido von Lusignan awarded the monastery of St. George of Jubin an annual income of 200 Byzantines from the customs revenue of the Nicosia market. When Pope Innocent III. allowed Jubins to join the Cistercian order, he confirmed this payment in a bull and another 25 Byzantines from claims of the monastery in the village of Sonie (or Sanida). Since the priory of St. Blaise was not mentioned before, it must have been created around 1215, possibly in order to be able to manage the income in Cyprus.
In 1268 the Cistercians from Jubin had to flee from the Mameluks . They found refuge in the Beaulieu monastery in Cyprus. In 1271 the monks appealed to the General Chapter of the Cistercian Order to be allowed to live in one of their grange . They moved to a building in the St. Blaise Priory. Between 1291 and 1297 they were able to move to the new monastery of St. Maria di Jubino near Genoa . The income in Nicosia continued for the new monastery in Genoa. In the 13th century the priory of St. Blaise received further income in Crete and in the 14th century the sources speak of a prior of St. Blaise for the last time.
Construction and plant
Information on this could not be determined.
literature
- Nicholas Coureas: The Latin Church in Cyprus 1195-1312 , Aldershot 1997, p. 192f.
- Jean Richard: The Cistercians in Cyprus , in: Michael Gervers (ed.): The Cistercians and the Second Crusade , New York 1992, p. 202.