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12th century Clavijo, Spain: The Monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce, located in La Rioja, is a symbol of religious heritage and peace. Founded in the 12th century, it began as a small church built on the site where Saint Prudentius' remains were divinely guided to rest. [5]
Cistercian architecture was applied based on rational principles. In the mid-12th century, one of the leading churchmen of his day, the Benedictine Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis, united elements of Norman architecture with elements of Burgundian architecture (rib vaults and pointed arches respectively), leading to what was later termed Gothic architecture. [1]
However, the only building surviving from this time is a large 12th-century lay brother's building, eventually converted into a barn. [7] By the end of the 12th century, it had founded more than 250 daughter monasteries. As the mother of so many, Clairvaux occupied a central place in the Cistercian world. [8]
Saddell Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery located in western Scotland.The abbey was established in 1160 by Somerled, Lord of Kintyre, who was killed in 1164.The abbey was completed by his son, Ragnall, a few years later.
The Monastery was founded in 1164 by the Cambro-Norman Knight Robert FitzStephen (c 1123–1183). In the 12th century, Cistercian monks from Whitland Abbey, Narberth, Carmarthenshire started to construct a religious settlement on the banks of the Afon Fflur (from which the present Abbey takes its name), a short distance from the present site.
The abbeys of 12th century England were stark and undecorated – a dramatic contrast with the elaborate churches of the wealthier Benedictine houses – yet to even the Cistercian ruins, such as in Fountains and Tinturn Abbey, attracted many tourists, pilgrims and poets. [89]
Abbeyknockmoy (Irish: Mainistir Chnoc Muaidhe, meaning 'Abbey of Muaidh's Hill') [2] is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland.It is known for the nearby ruins of the 12th century Cistercian abbey, established with the Kings of Connacht as its benefactors.
Map of the monastery complex. The architectural history of the Maulbronn Monastery complex is still not fully understood. [31] The monastery was constructed in the 12th century in a Romanesque style, [32] though little of the 12th century work – the portal and its original doors – has been preserved. [32]