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| name = Stična Cistercian Abbey | | name = Stična Cistercian Abbey | ||
− | | local name | + | | local name = Cistercijanska opatija Stična |
− | | image | + | | image = |
| street = Stična 17 | | street = Stična 17 | ||
− | | town = SI-1295 Ivančna | + | | town = SI-1295 Ivančna Gorica |
| telephone = 386 (0) 1 787 7100, 386 (0) 1 787 7295 | | telephone = 386 (0) 1 787 7100, 386 (0) 1 787 7295 | ||
| fax = 386 (0) 1 787 7570 | | fax = 386 (0) 1 787 7570 | ||
| email = ocist.sticna@rkc.si | | email = ocist.sticna@rkc.si | ||
− | | website = http://www.rkc.si/sticna/ | + | | website = http://www.rkc.si/sticna/ |
| contacts = {{Contact | | contacts = {{Contact | ||
| name = Janez Novak | | name = Janez Novak | ||
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− | Originally founded in [[established::1136]] by Peregrin, Patriarch of Aquileia, the [[Stična Cistercian Abbey]] is one of the earliest Cistercian monasteries and the only European monument of its kind with so many preserved architectural elements (a church and a cloister). It served as the religious, ecclesiastic, cultural and economic centre of Carniola up to the reforms of Joseph II von Habsburg in 1784, when all monasteries were closed by decree. The white monks only came back to Stična in 1898. | + | Originally founded in [[established::1136]] by Peregrin, Patriarch of Aquileia, the [[Stična Cistercian Abbey]] is one of the earliest Cistercian monasteries and the only European monument of its kind with so many preserved architectural elements (a church and a cloister). It served as the religious, ecclesiastic, cultural and economic centre of Carniola up to the reforms of Joseph II von Habsburg in 1784, when all monasteries were closed by decree. The white monks only came back to Stična in 1898. In 1991 the national [[Museum of Christianity in Slovenia]] opened within the monastery complex. |
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== History == | == History == | ||
− | The first monks arrived in 1132 from Burgundy, along with the | + | The first monks arrived in 1132 from Burgundy, along with the architect Michael, responsible for the construction of the monastery complex. |
− | The abbey's oldest architecture belongs to the period of the High Romanesque but some original forms resemble the Early Romanesque style from central France, as this territory used to be under the direct influence of Cluny II. Some parts of the abbey were expanded between the late 16th and mid 18th centuries. | + | The abbey's oldest architecture belongs to the period of the High Romanesque but some original forms resemble the Early Romanesque style from central France, as this territory used to be under the direct influence of Cluny II. Some parts of the abbey were expanded between the late 16th and mid 18th centuries. Before disbanding the monastery held a library with 1827 units, including the valuable illuminated Stična manuscripts in Latin, dating from the 12th and 13th century, and important ''[[Stična Manuscript]]'' [Stiški rokopis] of 1428 with one of the first texts in the Slovene language. |
− | + | In 2002–2005 conservation and restoration work encompassed the cloister and its garden, and generated new insight on its early phase, including findings of many Romanesque spolia and lavatory foundation. | |
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== Mission == | == Mission == | ||
− | The monks (currently 14) continue their centuries old tradition in the Cistercian spirit of '''Ora et labora''': taking care for spiritual growth in the parish; writing and publishing spiritual books, i.e. serial publication ''Bernardova knjižnica''; dealing with theological science and organising symposia often of international importance; physical working in garden and orchard; managing ''Home for Spiritual Exercise'' [Dom duhovnih vaj]; maintaining tradition of singing the Gregorian chant. The monastery’s pharmacy, sharing the same fate as the library, was re-created in the 20th century by Simon Ašič, an expert of herbs and a healer. | + | The monks (currently 14) continue their centuries old tradition in the Cistercian spirit of '''Ora et labora''': taking care for spiritual growth in the parish; writing and publishing spiritual books, i.e. serial publication ''Bernardova knjižnica'' [Bernard's library]; dealing with theological science and organising symposia often of international importance; physical working in garden and orchard; managing ''Home for Spiritual Exercise'' [Dom duhovnih vaj]; maintaining tradition of singing the Gregorian chant. The monastery’s pharmacy, sharing the same fate as the library, was re-created in the 20th century by [[Simon Ašič]], an expert of herbs and a healer. |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
− | + | * [[Stična Cistercian Abbey Archives]] | |
− | + | * [[Museum of Christianity in Slovenia]] | |
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
− | * [http://www.rkc.si/sticna | + | * [http://www.rkc.si/sticna/ Stična Cistercian Abbey website] |
− | * [http://www.mks-sticna.si/English/monastery.html | + | * [http://www.mks-sticna.si/English/monastery.html History of Stična Cistercian Abbey] |
− | * [http://en.rescen.si/index.php?id=44 New findings on Stična Cistercian Abbey] | + | * [http://en.rescen.si/index.php?id=44 New findings on Stična Cistercian Abbey] (in Slovenian) |
[[Category:Monuments and sites]] | [[Category:Monuments and sites]] | ||
[[Category:Monasteries]] | [[Category:Monasteries]] |
Revision as of 13:50, 6 August 2011
History
The first monks arrived in 1132 from Burgundy, along with the architect Michael, responsible for the construction of the monastery complex.
The abbey's oldest architecture belongs to the period of the High Romanesque but some original forms resemble the Early Romanesque style from central France, as this territory used to be under the direct influence of Cluny II. Some parts of the abbey were expanded between the late 16th and mid 18th centuries. Before disbanding the monastery held a library with 1827 units, including the valuable illuminated Stična manuscripts in Latin, dating from the 12th and 13th century, and important Stična Manuscript [Stiški rokopis] of 1428 with one of the first texts in the Slovene language.
In 2002–2005 conservation and restoration work encompassed the cloister and its garden, and generated new insight on its early phase, including findings of many Romanesque spolia and lavatory foundation.
Mission
The monks (currently 14) continue their centuries old tradition in the Cistercian spirit of Ora et labora: taking care for spiritual growth in the parish; writing and publishing spiritual books, i.e. serial publication Bernardova knjižnica [Bernard's library]; dealing with theological science and organising symposia often of international importance; physical working in garden and orchard; managing Home for Spiritual Exercise [Dom duhovnih vaj]; maintaining tradition of singing the Gregorian chant. The monastery’s pharmacy, sharing the same fate as the library, was re-created in the 20th century by Simon Ašič, an expert of herbs and a healer.