Kutjevo Abbey, also known as Gotó () was a
Cistercian
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monastery in what is now
Croatia
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, in the area of
Slavonia
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, 23 km north-east of
Požega.
History
The monastery was founded in 1232 as a daughter-house of
Zirc Abbey
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History First period
The early history of the monastery is obscure as regards to b ...
in
Hungary
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, of the filiation of
Clairvaux. The Cistercians planted the vineyards, which are still cultivated today. After the
Turkish attack of 1521 (or 1529), the monastery was dissolved and subsequently destroyed.
In 1689, the monastery estate was granted by
Emperor Leopold I
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to Ivan Babić, a
canon
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of
Zagreb
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, who was named titular abbot. In 1698, the site was re-settled by the
Jesuits
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, who remained there until 1773. In 1882, the property was acquired by
Vjenceslav Turković and Franjo Türk, who developed a significant wine production on it. After
World War II
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, this was conducted as a
Socialist
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enterprise.
Buildings and precinct
The existing building complex was built by the Jesuits in the 18th century on the ruins of the Cistercian monastery. The former monastery church, dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin Mary
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, still stands.
See also
*
List of Jesuit sites
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Nearly all these sites have be ...
References
*Becking, Gereon Christoph Maria, 2000: ''Zisterzienserklöster in Europa, Kartensammlung'', map 76. Lukas Verlag Berlin
*
Turković, Milan, 1935: ''Prošlost opatije B. Dj. Marije vallis honesta de Gotho seu Kuttyeva: 1323-1773''; Sušak: Primorski štamparski zavod
External links
Dvorci.hr: website about the monasteryCistercensi: Kutjevo
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Cistercian monasteries
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History of Croatia by location
Christian monasteries established in the 1230s
Christian monasteries established in the 18th century
Buildings and structures in Požega-Slavonia County