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Fossanova Abbey
	Abbey of Fossanova
	Location within Italy
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Order	Cistercian
Established	1135
Site
Location	Fossanova, Italy
Coordinates	41°26′17″N 13°11′45″E / 41.4381°N 13.1958°E
Visible remains	substantial
Public access	yes

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Fossanova Abbey, earlier Fossa Nuova, is a church that was formerly a Cistercian abbey located near the railway station of Priverno in Latina, Italy, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of Rome.

History

Fossanova is one of the finest examples of early Burgundian Gothic architecture in Italy, dating to around 1135.^[1] Consecrated in 1208 by monks of its motherhouse of Hautecombe, it retains the bare architecture, the magnificent rose window and finely carved capitals, reflecting the prominent role within the area.

In July 1198 Eugenius, the master chamberlain of Apulia and Terra di Lavoro, was ordered by Constance and her son to transfer a land property from the imperial ownership to the Abbey of Fossanova. The property was located near Aversa and its extension was calculated by John Bassus, chamberlain of the Terra di Lavoro.^[2]

A monk of Fossanova compiled the Annales Ceccanenses down to 1218. Another historical source for the same temporal extension are the Annales Ceccanenses.^[2]

En route to the Second Council of Lyon in 1274, the Dominican scholastic Thomas Aquinas died in the abbey on 7 March.

In 1461 Pope Pius II signed a bull returning to the abbey various properties which had been estranged by the previous abbots. The estate list was compiled by Rodrigo Borgia, nephew of Pope Callixtus III, who was attempting to finance a naval expedition against Turks.^[3]

Since 1935 pastoral duties in the local abbey parish were entrusted to the care of Franciscan Friars Conventual (OFMConv.), until 2017. Since 2017, the pastoral care of the abbey and its parish have been entrusted to the fathers of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, with the help of the sisters from the same Religious Family, the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, who live in a convent at just a few kilometers.

The 1973 nunsploitation film The Nun and The Devil obtained permission to shoot scenes in Fossanova Abbey by withholding details of the plot.[1]

Architecture

The frugal Gothic church is cruciform and square-ended,^[1] similar to that of Casamari and Cîteaux Abbey. The church is flanked on one side by the cloister, along with the refectory and chapter house and on the other side by the cemetery.^[1] The nave at Fossanova dates from 1187 and the church was consecrated in 1208.

The other conventual buildings also are noteworthy. The hospital, guesthouse, gardens, and buildings related to the farm are all scattered throughout the walled enclosure.^[1] Buttresses are set against the walls but they are small and more like classical pilaster than flying buttress.

Presbytery of the church
Bell tower

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Newcomb, Rexford (1997). "Abbey". In Johnston, Bernard (ed.). Collier's Encyclopedia. Vol. I A to Ameland (First ed.). New York, NY: P.F. Collier. pp. 8–11.
^ ^a ^b Oldfield, Paul (September 1, 2006). Urban society and communal independence in Twelfth-Century Southern Italy (pdf). Vol. 1 vol. University of Leeds, the School of History. pp. 154, 160. OCLC 500163559. Retrieved May 14, 2021. (PhD dissertation)
^ Gill, Roger (October 1, 2015). Pinturit's Fresco es in the Sala dei Santi in Vatican Palace (pdf). Birmingham City University, Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. p. 32. OCLC 1006171825. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

External links

Fossanova Abbey website (it.)
Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace – The Cistercian Abbey of Fossanova (photos)
Comune di Priverno: Abbazia di Fossanova (eng.)
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fossanuova" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 731.

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[Colliers-1] Newcomb, Rexford (1997). "Abbey". In Johnston, Bernard (ed.). Collier's Encyclopedia. Vol. I A to Ameland (First ed.). New York, NY: P.F. Collier. pp. 8–11.

[Oldfield_2006-2] Oldfield, Paul (September 1, 2006). Urban society and communal independence in Twelfth-Century Southern Italy (pdf). Vol. 1 vol. University of Leeds, the School of History. pp. 154, 160. OCLC 500163559. Retrieved May 14, 2021. (PhD dissertation)

[3] Gill, Roger (October 1, 2015). Pinturit's Fresco es in the Sala dei Santi in Vatican Palace (pdf). Birmingham City University, Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. p. 32. OCLC 1006171825. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

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-[[file:Abbazia di Fossanova (2008).jpg|thumb|250px|Abbey of Fossanova.]]
+{{Infobox monastery
-'''Fossanova Abbey''', earlier '''Fossa Nuova''', is a [[Cistercian]] monastery  in [[Italy]], in the [[province of Latina]], near the railway-station of [[Priverno]], c. 100 kilometers south-east of Rome.
+| name           = Fossanova Abbey
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+'''Fossanova Abbey''', earlier '''Fossa Nuova''', is a [[Church (building)|church]] that was formerly a [[Cistercian]] [[abbey]] located near the railway station of [[Priverno]] in [[province of Latina|Latina]], [[Italy]], about {{convert|100|km|miles}} south-east of [[Rome]].
+== History ==
-It is the finest example of a Cistercian abbey, and of the [[Burgundians|Burgundian]] Early [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style, in Italy, and dates from the end of the 12th to the end of the 13th century.  The church (1187-1208) is closely similar to that of [[Casamari]] and also of the great church at Citeaux. The nave at Fossanova dates from 1187 and the church was consecrated in 1208. The other conventual buildings also are noteworthy.
+Fossanova is one of the finest examples of early [[Burgundians|Burgundian]] [[Gothic architecture]] in Italy, dating to around 1135.<ref name=Colliers>{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Newcomb|first1=Rexford|editor-first=Bernard|editor-last=Johnston|encyclopedia=Collier's Encyclopedia |title=Abbey|edition=First |year=1997|publisher=P.F. Collier|volume=I A to Ameland|location=New York, NY|pages=8–11}}</ref> Consecrated in 1208 by monks of its [[motherhouse]] of [[Hautecombe Abbey|Hautecombe]], it retains the bare architecture, the magnificent rose window and finely carved capitals, reflecting the prominent role within the area.
+In July 1198 Eugenius, the master chamberlain of Apulia and Terra di Lavoro, was ordered by [[Constance, Queen of Sicily|Constance]] and her son to transfer a land property from the imperial ownership to the Abbey of Fossanova. The property was located near [[Aversa]] and its extension was calculated  by John Bassus, chamberlain of the Terra di Lavoro.<ref name="Oldfield_2006">{{cite book|first1=Paul|last1=Oldfield|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/PDF)20077732.pdf|title=Urban society and communal independence in Twelfth-Century Southern Italy|format=pdf|pages=154,160|date=September 1, 2006|access-date=May 14, 2021|publisher=University of Leeds, the School of History|
-At Fossanova there are buttresses set against the walls but they are small and more like classical pilasters than any form of flying buttress.
+volume=1 vol.|oclc=500163559}} (PhD dissertation)</ref>
+A monk of Fossanova compiled the ''[[Annales Ceccanenses]]'' down to 1218. Another historical source for the same temporal extension are the ''[[Annales Ceccanenses]]''.<ref name="Oldfield_2006" />
-En route to the [[Second Council of Lyon]] in 1274, the Dominican scholastic [[Thomas Aquinas]] died in the abbey on 7 March.
+En route to the [[Second Council of Lyon]] in 1274, the Dominican scholastic [[Thomas Aquinas]] died in the abbey on 7 March.
-==References==
-{{1911}}
+In 1461 [[Pope Pius II]] signed a [[papal bull|bull]] returning to the abbey various properties which had been estranged by the previous abbots. The estate list was compiled by [[Rodrigo Borgia]], nephew of [[Pope Callixtus III]], who was attempting to finance a naval expedition against Turks.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/PDF/141207357.pdf|first1=Roger|last1=Gill|title=Pinturit's Fresco es in the Sala dei Santi in Vatican Palace|format=pdf|page=32|publisher= Birmingham City University, Faculty of Arts, Design and Media|date=October 1, 2015|access-date=May 14, 2021|oclc=1006171825}}</ref>
-==External links==
-* [http://www.fossanova.ofmconv.pl/ Fossanova Abbey website]
-*[http://www.paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Rome%20&%20Central%20Italy/Fossanova/Fosssanova.htm Adrian Fletcher’s Paradoxplace – Fossanova pages – Photos of Cistercian Abbeys]
+Since 1935 pastoral duties in the local abbey parish were entrusted to the care of Franciscan Friars Conventual (OFMConv.), until 2017. Since 2017, the pastoral care of the abbey and its parish have been entrusted to the fathers of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, with the help of the sisters from the same Religious Family, the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, who live in a convent at just a few kilometers.
-{{coord|41.438055555556|N|13.195833333333|E|source:dewiki_region:IT_type:landmark|format=dms|display=title}}
+The 1973 [[nunsploitation]] film [[The Nun and The Devil]] obtained permission to shoot scenes in Fossanova Abbey by withholding details of the plot.[1]
+== Architecture ==
+The frugal Gothic church is cruciform and square-ended,<ref name=Colliers/> similar to that of [[Casamari]] and [[Cîteaux Abbey]]. The church is flanked on one side by the [[cloister]], along with the [[refectory]] and [[chapter house]] and on the other side by the [[cemetery]].<ref name=Colliers/> The nave at Fossanova dates from 1187 and the church was consecrated in 1208.
+The other conventual buildings also are noteworthy. The hospital, guesthouse, gardens, and buildings related to the farm are all scattered throughout the walled enclosure.<ref name=Colliers/> Buttresses are set against the walls but they are small and more like classical pilaster than [[flying buttress]].
+<gallery>
+File:Fossanova Abbey fc02.jpg|{{center|Presbytery of the church}}
+File:Fossanova Abbey fc03.jpg|{{center|Bell tower}}
+</gallery>
+== See also ==
+*[[Hautecombe Abbey]]
+* [[Italian Gothic architecture]]
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Commons category|Fossanova Abbey}}
+== External links ==
+* [http://www.abbaziadifossanova.it/  Fossanova Abbey website (it.)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060505194232/http://paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Rome%20%26%20Central%20Italy/Fossanova/Fosssanova.htm Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace – The Cistercian Abbey of Fossanova (photos)]
+* [https://archive.today/20130624182020/http://www.comune.priverno.latina.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120&Itemid=168&lang=en Comune di Priverno: Abbazia di Fossanova (eng.)]
+* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Fossanuova|volume=10|page=731}}
+{{Landmarks of Lazio}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Cistercian monasteries in Italy]]
 [[Category:Monasteries in Lazio]]
 [[Category:Christian monasteries established in the 12th century]]
+[[Category:Gothic architecture in Lazio]]
+[[Category:Churches in the province of Latina]]
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-[[cs:Klášter Fossanova]]
-[[de:Kloster Fossanova]]
-[[es:Abadía de Fossanuova]]
-[[fr:Abbaye de Fossanova]]
-[[it:Abbazia di Fossanova]]
-[[pt:Abadia de Fossanova]]
-[[sv:Fossanova]]

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