Category:Pilis Abbey

English: Pilis Abbey (Hungarian: pilisi apátság) was a Cistercian monastery. It was founded in 1184. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Listed. This place originally consisted of a 11th-century complex of buildings surrounded by a village inhabited by the early Árpád period. Béla III of Hungary (1172-1196) founded the Cistercian monastery in 1184. At first, the buildings here were transformed and expanded according to the needs and ideals of the order. The Cistercians were happy to settle their monasteries away from the settlements- they insisted on poverty and simplicity. They wore white clothes, protected by a black apron at the front and back, and settled in Hungary in 1142. The first monks came from the Acey Abbey, France to Pilis. Béla is believed to have founded a Cistercian monastery near the royal court for the sake of his French wife, the constructions were completed around 1225 at the time of the consecration of the monastery church. The monastery was built at the same time as the cathedral and palace of Esztergom. The Cistercian abbey was created by French architects with a similar mindset as those who worked on the palace chapel in Esztergom. The world-famous Villard de Honnecourt was here, but there is no evidence that he worked on the complex. Nevertheless, it is certain that the beginnings of Gothic architecture in Hungary were closely related to the French. This is why the remains of the Abbey of Pilis are very significant. Béla III and his successors presumably intended the monastery near Esztergom, near the royal seat of Esztergom, as a royal burial ground. This is evidenced by the fact that Andrew II of Hungary's first wife, Gertrude of Merania,-was murdered by Bánk bán and his associates -was buried here. The remains of his sarcophagus, together with the most significant finds, are currently on display in the Hungarian National Gallery. After the Tatar invasion Béla IV moved the seat of the country to Buda, so the importance of Pilis was overshadowed. In 1526, in the Turkish invasion following the Battle of Mohács, the monastery was also damaged, the monks fled. During the 16th century, the facility was completely depopulated. The ruins of the monastery are seven!? hectares are approved. In the 13th century, the most modern technology could be found here aqueduct transported the water of the nearby spring. Metal was processed in the well-equipped blacksmith's workshop According to the latest research, there was an ornamental well at the southeast wall of the cloister, which can be found in the western European monasteries of the time. In the middle of the 18th century, Slovak and German settlers arrived in the depopulated settlement. From then on, the ruin field was used as a quarry until the 20th century. The excavation of the site was carried out by László Gerevich between 1967 and 1982. Some of the finds were approved in a stone vault in the garden of the Roman Catholic parish. Research is currently underway in the area (2000s). /info: based local information board, translated by Microsoft Translator/ - part of the green stripe walkway, yellow arrow pilgrimage/spirirtual walkway, part of Duna-Ipoly National Park, western outskirt of Pilisszentkereszt, Pest County, Hungary