(ENGLISH) Montescaglioso - Around the year one thousand...
a small part of the hilltop area that is now Montescaglioso was occupied by Greek and italian settlements. Outside the town walls the Benedictines had built the first nucleus of St. Michael's Abbey. With the arrival of the Normans in the second half of the XI century the town had enlarged and with the construction of new town walls, the Benedectine Monastery became a part of the fortressedtown.
537 As local legend have it, in this year Saint Placido, on his way to Sicily, stopped in Montescaglioso whit a group of Basilian monks who left their order to adopt the Benedictine teachings.
Even though this legend has not been documented it is possible that, before the Benedictines, a group of Greek monks lived in Montescaglioso.
889 The first new of a benedictine settlement. The monks of St. Vincent's longobardo Monastery in Volturno (near Capua) possess St. Lorenzo di Murro's Church near the Bradano River.
1003 The Saracens besiege Conza, Castellito and Montescaglioso, desrtoying everything in their path.
If, during this period, the Monastery was already in existence, it did not escape the Arabian attack.
1065 The first record concerning the Abbey: The Bishop of Matera attests to the monks' possession of St. Mary in Plateas' Church in Montescaglioso.
1078 Umfreda, the Norman Earl of the town, grants the Monastery the hamlet St. Mary of the Corno in Pisticci.
In this year Abbot Simeon is elected to the Monastery's government and he begins the construction of a large new St. Michael's Church.
1082 The Normans present Abbot Simeon with four churches in the towns of Stigliano and Gorgoglione.
1099 Abbot Crescenzio succeeds Abbot Simeon and continues the construction of the new Church.
At the end of the year the Norman Earls, along with the Bishops of bordering towns attend the consecration of the Monastery's new Cherch. For this occasion the town's feudal Vassals bestow 18 churches to the monks.
Dating back to this age are the capitals of the two mullion windows (now stolen) in the oriental cloister, attributed to nearby Apulia's skilled workers.
1119 Countess Emma bestows the large hamlet of St. Mary of the Vetrano and the Picoco fief.
1175 Alexander III, with Papal Bull, puts the Monastery under the Holy See protection.
1194 The Bishop of Matera consecrates the new church of St. Mary of the Vetrano belonging to the Monastery and located within the territory of Montescaglioso.
Some stone findings testify the artistry, in this church, of the greatest Lucan artist of the period, namely, Magister Salorus, painter/sculptor of the St. Maria of Pierno and of the portals in the Rapolla and Acerenza Cathedrals. It is probable that this sculptor, Magister Salorus, also worked on the Monastery's Churchin Montescaglioso but subsequent reconstructions have erased any possible trace of his workmanship.
1323 The monks sell the Torre a Mare fief in Metaponto and use the proceeds to restore St. michael's Church.
The capitals in the church atrium and the construction of the belfry date back to this period.
1375 The last permanent abbot of the Monastery dies. From this date on, all the Abbots are appointed by the Holy See.
In the period inclusive of the second half of the XIV century and the first half of the XV century, St. Michael's Abbey falls into a long period of decline. The Abbots appointed by the Holy See concern themselves solely with the exploitation of the Monastery's large acumulation of wealth and property, allowing the building to fall into ruin and leaving the Monastery community leaderless. the situation in the Abbey is so dire that in 1484 the Duke of Andria, Pirro dal Balzo, also acting at the same time as Earl of Montescaglioso and Commandatary abbot of the Monastery, requests and is granted, by Pope Sisto IV, annex of the coenoby to the Benedectine Congregation of St. Giustina. Whit the arrival of new monks the Abbe
Appearance of Virgin May and the Basilian Monks
THE LEGEND
As we have said, it probably began to be built around the year 1000 Ad. The legend,
surrounding its inspiration, says that a lamb had escaped from a group of shepherds...they
finally found her at the summit in front of a small cave and inside they had an image of the
Virgin Mary….they rushed to inform the local bishop and when he came he heard the Virgin
Mary say, “this place has been blessed by angels”.
The first shrine began to be built by the Basilian Monks
who themselves have a very interesting history. Their origin dates back to the year 356 when
the great Saint Basil founded the first monastery on the banks of the Iris River in Cappadocia in
Central Turkey. In time these monasteries became places of refuge for cultured and learned
men allowing the monasteries to attain great wealth and influence. In the year 726 when
Byzantine Emperor Leo
III, proclaimed the First Iconoclasm, prohibiting the veneration of Idols. Rather than submit to
such an egregious breaking of sacred tradition, some of those Basilian Monks began to
emigrate to southern Italy. Southern Italy, had of course been part of classical greece and was
rich in Greek culture and language and therefore a natural fit for the Basilian Monks. They first
took up residence in the numerous caves which dot this mountain and then began to build
what is today this famous sanctuary to the Virgin Mary
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Il II Libro de I Dialoghi di San Gregorio Magno racconta che San Benedetto fondò nella valle sublacense dodici cenobi, abitati da altrettanti monaci. Egli andò a vivere in un luogo poco distante, situato nella villa neroniana, posta sulla riva destra dell'Aniene: questo fu il primo monastero, che si chiamò San Clemente.
San Benedetto dedicò a papa Silvestro un altro monastero, che più tardi si chiamerà Santa Scolastica. Nel IX secolo fu distrutto dai Saraceni: papa Gregorio IV lo riedificò, Leone IV lo completò e Benedetto VII lo consacrò col nome di San Benedetto e Santa Scolastica.
Monastero di Santa Scolastica
Dei dodici monasteri voluti da San Benedetto nella valle sublacense, l'unico sopravvissuto ai terremoti e alle distruzioni saracene fu quello di Santa Scolastica, che, sino alla fine del XII secolo, fu il solo monastero di Subiaco.
In origine si chiamò Monastero di San Silvestro, successivamente (IX secolo) fu detto Monastero di San Benedetto e di Santa Scolastica e nel XIV secolo prese il nome attuale. Si presenta come un complesso di edifici costruiti in epoche e stili diversi: un ingresso, sul quale figura la scritta Ora et Labora, con strutture del XX secolo, introduce nel primo chiostro o Chiostro Rinascimentale del secolo XVI, dal quale si passa in un secondo chiostro o Chiostro Gotico del secolo XIV ed, infine, in un terzo, detto Chiostro Cosmatesco, del secolo XIII. Il Campanile è del XII secolo e la Chiesa attuale è della fine del 1700, l'ultima di ben cinque chiese stratificatesi lungo i secoli. Il monastero ebbe il periodo di maggiore splendore tra il secolo XI e il secolo XIII.
Nel 1465 i due chierici tedeschi A. Pannartz e C. Sweynheym vi impiantarono la prima tipografia italiana, che arricchì la Biblioteca, già esistente, di incunaboli e di libri di grande valore. La Biblioteca è oggi situata sul lato nord del Chiostro Gotico, mentre il Refettorio si trova nel lato ovest del Chiostro Cosmatesco, un tempo sormontato dal Dormitorio.
Il monastero di Santa Scolastica si trova ad est di Subiaco, a 510 metri di altezza, ed è disposto longitudinalmente e parallelamente alla valle, dove, per secoli, vissero nella contemplazione e nella preghiera, eremiti e monaci, che le meritarono il nome di valle santa.
Monastero di San Benedetto
Pio II, visitando il Monastero di San Benedetto nel 1461, lo definì nido di rondini.
Incassato nella roccia a strapiombo sulla valle sottostante, tale appare al visitatore che percorre il Bosco Sacro. Pareti, volte e scale, perfettamente integrate nella pietra cui si appoggiano, con la loro irregolarità, garantiscono un'autentica suggestione in chi si avvicina per visitarlo.
Composto da due Chiese sovrapposte e da Cappelle e grotte, interamente affrescate in epoche diverse, costituisce un monumento unico, per bellezza e spiritualità, tra quanti la storia della Chiesa e dell'Arte hanno abbondantemente dotato il nostro Paese.
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A territorial abbey (or territorial abbacy) is a particular church of the Catholic Church comprising defined territory which is not part of a diocese but surrounds an abbey or monastery whose abbot or superior functions as ordinary for all Catholics and parishes in the territory. Such an abbot is called a territorial abbot or abbot nullius diœceseos (abbreviated abbot nullius and Latin for abbot of no diocese). A territorial abbot thus differs from an ordinary abbot, who exercises authority only within the monastery's walls or to monks or canons who have taken their vows there. A territorial abbot is equivalent to a bishop in Catholic canon law.
While most belong to the Latin rite, and usually to the Benedictine or Cistercian Orders, there are Eastern Catholic territorial abbeys — most notably the Italo-Greek Abbey of Grottaferrata.
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A territorial abbey (or territorial abbacy) is a particular church of the Catholic Church comprising defined territory which is not part of a diocese but surrounds an abbey or monastery whose abbot or superior functions as ordinary for all Catholics and parishes in the territory. Such an abbot is called a territorial abbot or abbot nullius diœceseos (abbreviated abbot nullius and Latin for abbot of no diocese). A territorial abbot thus differs from an ordinary abbot, who exercises authority only within the monastery's walls or to monks or canons who have taken their vows there. A territorial abbot is equivalent to a bishop in Catholic canon law.
While most belong to the Latin rite, and usually to the Benedictine or Cistercian Orders, there are Eastern Catholic territorial abbeys — most notably the Italo-Greek Abbey of Grottaferrata.
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A territorial abbey (or territorial abbacy) is a particular church of the Catholic Church comprising defined territory which is not part of a diocese but surrounds an abbey or monastery whose abbot or superior functions as ordinary for all Catholics and parishes in the territory. Such an abbot is called a territorial abbot or abbot nullius diœceseos (abbreviated abbot nullius and Latin for abbot of no diocese). A territorial abbot thus differs from an ordinary abbot, who exercises authority only within the monastery's walls or to monks or canons who have taken their vows there. A territorial abbot is equivalent to a bishop in Catholic canon law.
While most belong to the Latin rite, and usually to the Benedictine or Cistercian Orders, there are Eastern Catholic territorial abbeys — most notably the Italo-Greek Abbey of Grottaferrata.
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