Cistercian Abbey of Licata
The Cistercian Abbey Licata was from the 16th century until 1866, a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Licata region Sicily , in Italy .
history
The Cistercian convent of Santa Maria del Soccorso (“Maria Hilf”, not to be confused with the monastery of the same name in Caccuri ), founded in the 16th century 40 kilometers south-east of Agrigento in Licata, was expanded and restored in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1866 all monasteries were dissolved by the Italian state. The monastery buildings, known under the name "Badia", now house a school and, since 1995, the Archaeological Museum of Licata ( Museo Archeologico Regionale della Badia ). The Via Badia street also reminds of the monastery.
literature
- Placido Caputo: I rapporti tra l'abbazia di Casamari e la “Badia Grande” di S. Spirito in Agrigento. In :schrift Cistercensi 7, 1974, pp. 129-145, p. 130.
Manual literature
- Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 1. Protat, Mâcon 1939–1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 1601 (Licata, Benedictine Sisters).
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 742 (Licata, Del Soccorso).
- Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe. Card collection . Lukas Verlag Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , sheet 105D (Del Soccorso).
Web links
- Mention of “Soccorso, Santa Maria del” in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
- Entry "Maria del Soccorso, Santa" on the Certosa di Firenze website (date of foundation: 1299)
- Archive page of the monastery, Italian
- Entry with short story and photo, Italian
- Museum page with information about the monastery, Italian
Coordinates: 37 ° 6 ′ 1.9 ″ N , 13 ° 56 ′ 23.4 ″ E