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Stična Abbey (Slovene: Cistercijanska opatija Stična, also Samostan Stična; German: Kloster Sittich, Latin: Sitticum) is the oldest monastery in Slovenia. It is the only Cistercian monastery in the country still operating (the other was Kostanjevica Abbey in Kostanjevica na Krki ).
Stična Abbey is the only operating Cistercian monastery in Slovenia and one of the greatest cultural, church and architectural monuments here. It dates from 1132 or the Romanesque period. The monastery soon became the religious, church, cultural and economic centre of Carniola.
Originally founded in 1136 by Peregrin, Patriarch of Aquileia, the Stična Cistercian Abbey is one of the earliest Cistercian monasteries and the only European monument of its kind with so many preserved architectural elements (a church and a cloister).
Jan 8, 2024 · Updated on January 8, 2024 by Meg Pier. Slovenia’s Sticna Abbey, located about a half-hour south of Ljubljana, is the oldest monastery in Slovenia, dating to 1135. It is famous for its illuminated manuscripts, with more than 70 created by professional scribes between 1175 – 1181.
Europe. Southeastern Slovenia. Established in 1136 by the Cistercians (famous for their vows of silence), this abbey was for centuries the most important religious, economic, educational and cultural centre in Dolenjska. The walled monastery, an incredible combination of Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and baroque architecture, currently has 14 ...
Visitors to the museum can view the parts of the monastery open to the public, including the monastery's basilica, famous for its Baroque altar and frescoes. Each year in November or December, the village of Stična hosts an arts festival known as Festival Stična.
Slovene Museum of Christianity, medieval scribe, 2008. First established in 1991 at Stična Cistercian Abbey as the Slovene Religious Museum, today the Slovene Museum of Christianity occupies a 2,000 square-metre space within a Renaissance-Baroque building known as the Old Prelature.
