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Obiective / Esettanulmányok / Case Studies - Buzás Gergely - Eszes Bernadett: XI. századi görög monostor Visegrádon

BÚZÁS Gergely - Eszes Bernadett

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11. A 2002/7. szelvény északi metszetfala a gótikus szentély kiszedett alapozásának

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12. A 2003/4. szelvény keleti metszetfala a kiszedett alapozású déli templomfal

alapozási árka alatt feltárt gödörrel

13. A 2003/5, szelvény északi metszetfala a tűzhely maradványaival

14. Kisebbik típusú vállkő töredéke

15. Kisebbik típusú vállkő töredéke

16. XI. századi oszloptörzs Nagymarosról

17. XI. századi oszlopfő a Szt. András monostorból

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22. Az 2. vállkő

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30. A XI. századi monostor rekonstruált alaprajza

31. A XI. századi templom rekonstruált hosszmetszete

32. A XI. századi templom rekonstruált keresztmetszete

33. A XI. századi templom belső terének rekonstrukciója

THE GREEK MONASTERY OF VISEGRÁD, IN THE 11th CENTURY

(Abstract)

Monasteries of eastern rite were founded in Hungary during the IIth and 12lh century, while this branch of Christianity was present already Hungary a century earlier. These monasteries could keep their rite unmolested, until the fourth council of Lateran in 1215. After this date, they were transformed to the latin rite. The monastery of St Andrew ofVisegrád is the best known among the early orthodox establishments in Hungary. According to the ‘Legenda Maior' of St Gerardus it was founded by King Andrew I (1040-1060). The settlement was an important county-seat, occasionally used as residence of the king, during the Arpadian Age. The foundation of the monastery of eastern rite can be explained by the influence of queen Anastasia, the wife of King Andrew I, originating from Kiev. The presence of the Greek monks is mentioned in the charter of Pope Honorius, in the year 1221, when the monastery was donated to the monks of latin-rite. The Pauline Hermits took over the monastery in 1493, and it was abandoned due to the ottoman wars, around 1544.

Several small scale researches were made on the site of the former monastery starting from the 1890s until 2000. An extensive archaeological excavation was carried out from 2001 to 2003. During this research the remnants of the church and the monastic complex were discovered. The identified ground-plan and the revealed