Church
Territorial Abbey of Nonantola
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Location
1 Piazza Abbazia
Nonantola, Emilia-Romagna
Tips from locals
The Abbey was founded in 742 by Abbot Anselm, brother-in-law of Astolfo, King of the Longobards, who moved here with his monks and founded a monastery. The building was dedicated in 756 to San Silvestro I pope. Important religious and cultural center of medieval Europe and jewel of Romanesque architecture in Emilia, the Abbey is an extraordinary testimony of 1300 years of faith, history and art. Formerly a Benedictine monastery and then a Cistercian monastery, founded in 752 by Saint Anselm, brother-in-law of the Longobard king Astolfo, it is dedicated to Pope Saint Sylvester I and preserves his relics. The splendid basilica, with its magnificent portal sculpted by Wiligelmo and his school, and the forest of columns supporting the crypt, is today the co-cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. The tour ends with a visit to the Benedictine and Diocesan Museum where the Sacred Treasure of the Abbey is on display, with precious objects and reliquaries, rare fabrics, parchments and illuminated codes from the ancient monastic scriptorium, including the Evangelistario by Matilde di Canossa, and imperial documents including those bearing the monogram of Charlemagne and other medieval sovereigns.
The Abbey was founded in 742 by Abbot Anselm, brother-in-law of Astolfo, King of the Longobards, who moved here with his monks and founded a monastery. The building was dedicated in 756 to San Silvestro I pope. Important religious and cultural center of medieval Europe and jewel of Romanesque archi…
L’Abbazia di Nonantola è un luogo straordinario dove le vicende storiche, l’architettura, la musica gregoriana e le espressioni artistiche in genere si sono coniugate con la fede cristiana per servire e formare l’uomo attraverso una storia lunga 1300 anni.
Un complesso dove si può toccare in modo mirabile il Medioevo europeo, ancora vivente nelle pergamene dell’Archivio Abbaziale e nelle opere del Tesoro Abbaziale.
L’Abbazia di Nonantola è un luogo straordinario dove le vicende storiche, l’architettura, la musica gregoriana e le espressioni artistiche in genere si sono coniugate con la fede cristiana per servire e formare l’uomo attraverso una storia lunga 1300 anni.
Un complesso dove si può toccare in modo mi…
Importante abbazia benedettina fondata nel 752 dC dall'abate Anselmo. cognato del re longobardo Astolfo, in un luogo di confine con l'esarcato Bizantino.