Reichenau Abbey
Imperial Abbey of Reichenau Reichskloster Reichenau | |||||||||
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724–1540 or 1548 | |||||||||
Status | 1757–1803 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Part of | Monastic Island of Reichenau |
Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv, vi |
Reference | 974 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
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Reichenau Abbey was a
History
Reichenau quickly developed into an influential religious, cultural, and intellectual center.
Reichenau was greatly fostered by its position on the highway to Italy, which was frequented by Greek and Italian, and even Irish and Icelandic pilgrims and wayfarers. The Abbey stood along a main north–south highway between Germany and
Bishop Egino of Verona resided in Reichenau, and built (799) the parish church of St. Peter at Niederzell, a small Roman basilica with two towers, whither he retired to lead the life of a hermit, dying in 802. The patronage of the Carolingians resulted in the rapid growth of the monastery in importance, being granted successively immunity from secular authority, jurisdictio fori the status of a principality of the empire, and complete exemption from episcopal jurisdiction.[6] Reichenau has preserved its precious relics, which include the pitcher from the wedding at Cana.
The Abbey reached its apex under Abbot
When the abbey lands were secularized (initially in 1757 and permanently in 1803) and the monks disbanded under
Because of its historical importance and exceptional art and architecture, Reichenau Abbey (along with other monuments on the island) was inscribed on the
Burials at the abbey
See also
References
- ^ Rosamond McKitterick, The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, (Pearson Education Limited, 1983), 42.
- ^ Pierre Riche, The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe, transl. Michael Idomir Allen, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), 42.
- ^ A. Zettler (5 September 1999). Report on the Nomination of the Monastic Island of Reichenau for Inscription on the World Heritage List of UNESCO (PDF) (Report). Historisches Institut, Universitat Dortmund. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ M. Dorothy Neuhofer, In the Benedictine Tradition: The Origins and Early Development of Two College Libraries, (University Press of America, 1999), 34.
- ^ Emily Albu, The Medieval Peutinger Map: Imperial Roman Revival in a German Empire, (Cambridge University Press, 2014), 49.
- ^ a b c Schmid, Ulrich. "Reichenau." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 1 January 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Monastic Island of Reichenau". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
- ^ Paul Edward Dutton, The Politics of Dreaming in the Carolingian Empire, (University of Nebraska Press, 1994), 247.
External links
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Reichenau". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.