Viterbo Cistercian Abbey
The Cistercian Abbey Viterbo (also: Monastero della Duchessa ) since 1557, a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Viterbo , Region Lazio , Italy.
history
Gerolama Orsini , Duchess of Parma , Piacenza and Castro, founded the Cistercian monastery Visitationis Beatae Mariae Virginis (“Visitation of Mary”), known as “Monastero della Duchessa” (monastery of the Duchess) in Viterbo in 1557 . From 1566 to 1574, according to the will of the Duchess, the convent lived in Castro , the capital of her Duchy of Castro , which has now disappeared , but returned to Viterbo after her death. The most famous nun was Benedetta Frey (1836–1913), bedridden in agony for 52 years, whose beatification process has begun. In the 20th century, the monastery in Via San Pietro stood out for its perpetual adoration of the Holy of Holies . Its existence is currently at risk.
Santa Maria del Paradiso
In Viterbo there was already a Cistercian monastery in the Middle Ages, namely the Cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria del Paradiso from 1271 to 1436 , which was dissolved (apparently due to disorderly conditions). The nuns were replaced by Franciscans who are back today. Part of the building is used by the university.
literature
- Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 2. Protat, Mâcon 1939-1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 5409 (Vf. Speaks of Benedictine women).
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 690.
- Gelasio Zucconi: Santa Maria del Paradiso in Viterbo, o.O. 1971.
Web links
- Monastery entry, Italian, with localization, illustrated
- Order page on Benedetta Frey, Italian
- Page on the beatification process of Benedetta Frey, Italian
- Newspaper article from 2015 on the endangerment of the monastery stock, Italian
- Page to the monastery of Santa Maria del Paradiso, Italian
- Order page to the monastery of Santa Maria del Paradiso, Italian
Coordinates: 42 ° 24 ′ 47.8 " N , 12 ° 6 ′ 26.1" E