Padova: Basilica di Santa Giustina. on Nov 26, 2011 by macdonald59Altro
Padova: Basilica di Santa Giustina.
on Nov 26, 2011 by macdonald59
on Nov 26, 2011 by macdonald59
Nel grande spazio del Prato della Valle, in pieno centro di Padova, e ciononostante immersa nel verde e nel silenzio, un'Abbazia storica alle cui origini sta una Basilica eretta nel V secolo dal patrizio Opilione, sulla tomba di S. Giustina Vergine e protomartire padovana. Da questo importante centro di vita monastica, nel XV secolo, ad opera dell'Abate Ludovico Barbo, prese le mosse la grande …Altro
Nel grande spazio del Prato della Valle, in pieno centro di Padova, e ciononostante immersa nel verde e nel silenzio, un'Abbazia storica alle cui origini sta una Basilica eretta nel V secolo dal patrizio Opilione, sulla tomba di S. Giustina Vergine e protomartire padovana. Da questo importante centro di vita monastica, nel XV secolo, ad opera dell'Abate Ludovico Barbo, prese le mosse la grande riforma benedettina detta della Congregazione di Santa Giustina. L'attuale complesso (cinque chiostri oltre la Basilica) si deve ad una quasi totale ricostruzione operata nel 1600. Nella maestosa Basilica si conservano numerose opere d'arte. Di indicibile valore il Sacello paleocristiano di S. Prosdocimo, primo Vescovo di Padova, del V/VI secolo, con alcuni frammenti di mosaico pavimentale della Basilica coeva. Il Monastero, soppresso da Napoleone nel 1810 e trasformato in caserma, è stato riaperto nel 1919. Oggi in buona parte è ancora caserma. I Monaci dispongono di tre chiostri con i locali annessi. Da notare il chiostro grande, la Biblioteca, il Restauro del libro.
www.abbaziasantagiustina.org
www.abbaziasantagiustina.org
Saint Justina (Justine) of Padua (Italian: Santa Giustina) is a Christian saint who was said to have been martyred in 304 AD. Justina was said to have been a young woman who took private vows of chastity and was killed during the persecutions of Diocletian. She is a patron saint of Padua.
Medieval histories described her as a disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle. Thus, Saint Prosdocimus, the first …Altro
Saint Justina (Justine) of Padua (Italian: Santa Giustina) is a Christian saint who was said to have been martyred in 304 AD. Justina was said to have been a young woman who took private vows of chastity and was killed during the persecutions of Diocletian. She is a patron saint of Padua.
Medieval histories described her as a disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle. Thus, Saint Prosdocimus, the first bishop of Padua, is said to have been Justina's spiritual father; his histories states that he was sent from Antioch by Peter.
She is mentioned in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.The abbey and the basilica of Santa Giustina, in Padua, houses art dedicated to the saint, including the Martyrdom of St. Justine by Paolo Veronese. The complex was founded in the 5th century on Justine's tomb, and in the 15th century became one of the most important monasteries in the area, until it was suppressed by Napoleon in 1810. In 1919 it was reopened. The tombs of several saints are housed in the interior, including those of Justina, St. Prosdocimus, St. Maximus, St. Urius, St. Felicitas, St. Julian, as well as relics of the Apostle St. Matthias and the Evangelist St. Luke. With its 122 m long and 82 m wide, the basilica of Santa Giustina is one of the largest in Christendom. The grandeur of the basilica is still huge in proportion to the square of the Prato della Valle which it overlooks.
Medieval histories described her as a disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle. Thus, Saint Prosdocimus, the first bishop of Padua, is said to have been Justina's spiritual father; his histories states that he was sent from Antioch by Peter.
She is mentioned in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.The abbey and the basilica of Santa Giustina, in Padua, houses art dedicated to the saint, including the Martyrdom of St. Justine by Paolo Veronese. The complex was founded in the 5th century on Justine's tomb, and in the 15th century became one of the most important monasteries in the area, until it was suppressed by Napoleon in 1810. In 1919 it was reopened. The tombs of several saints are housed in the interior, including those of Justina, St. Prosdocimus, St. Maximus, St. Urius, St. Felicitas, St. Julian, as well as relics of the Apostle St. Matthias and the Evangelist St. Luke. With its 122 m long and 82 m wide, the basilica of Santa Giustina is one of the largest in Christendom. The grandeur of the basilica is still huge in proportion to the square of the Prato della Valle which it overlooks.