The Canonical Visitation of Churches and Monasteries of Benedictines and Franciscans in Trnava, by Archbishop Rudnay, in 1823 Cover Image

Kanonické vizitácie kostolov a kláštorov benediktínov a františkánov v Trnave arcibiskupom Rudnayom roku 1823
The Canonical Visitation of Churches and Monasteries of Benedictines and Franciscans in Trnava, by Archbishop Rudnay, in 1823

Author(s): Jozef Šimončič
Subject(s): History
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Benedictines; Franciscans; Trnava; monastery; church; liturgical objects; university; worship; organisation; study subjects; schedules

Summary/Abstract: After the abolition of the Society of Jesus by Clement XIV, in 1773, Joseph II also disbanded the Pauline and Trinitarian monasteries in Trnava, in 1782. Minutes of the canonical visitation by Archbishop Alexander Rudnay of churches and monasteries, in 1823; the Benedictine and Franciscan churches and monasteries in Trnava. Inventory of liturgical paraments and objects. Worships. Organisation, study subjects at the university schedules, managed by Benedictines.In 1823, Archbishop Alexander Rudnay also controlled the monasteries. The archiepiscopal archive in Trnava has preserved the original Latin visitation of the Benedictines and Franciscans in Trnava – after the disbandment of the Jesuit, Pauline and Trinitarian monasteries – it offers a detailed picture of the spiritual life of Trnava, in the early 19th century. Not only for church history and the history of education, but also for the cultural history and art history, they are rich in data in the descriptions of the buildings and inventory. The Franciscan church was a Church of Slovak nationality and its part in the history of this nation, in Trnava, is of primary importance.

  • Issue Year: 7/2016
  • Issue No: Supplem
  • Page Range: 31-48
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Slovak
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