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ITINERARY 5 ABBEYS AND MONASTERIES THE ABBEY OF SAN NILO Grottaferrata THE ABBEY WAS FOUNDED IN 1004 BY ST. NILO, a Basilian monk from Calabria, who was already over ninety at the time. Gregorio I, master of Tuscolo, granted the scribe monk the piece of land on which the monastery was built and that was previously occupied by a sepulchral chapel from Republican times, known as Cryptaferrata because of the iron protection surrounding it, that probably also originated the name of the town of Grottaferrata that hosts the beautiful abbey. The complex is the only one of the numerous Greek monasteries built in Italy and Europe between the 6 th and 13 th centuries that survived time and destruction and in which Basilian monks still observe the Orthodox rite, in communion with the Church of Rome, to this day. The Greek-Catholic rite differs from the Latin only in exterior aspects and was widely diffused in southern Italy around the 15 th century when, following the invasion of the Balkan area by the Turks, many Albanian monastic communities moved to Italy. Declared national monument in 1874, the complex has a square plan and the appearance of a fortified Renaissance abbey, with four towers at the corners and a mighty wall. This was how the Cardinal Giuliano Della Rovere wanted it when between 1483 and 1491 he ordered the restructuring project to Antonio da Sangallo, in a period in which monasteries were not just places of worship and faith but also fiefs that exerted their jurisdiction over the neighbouring territory. Fully equipped with a moat and a bridge for defense, the structure presents all the typical elements of an abbey complex: basilica, cloister, library, refectory, and other service areas used by the monks in their daily practice of faith. The actual monastery is accessed through the first courtyard, where we find the airy Portico designed by Sangallo framing an elegant garden. Grottaferrata, Abbey of San Nilo: in the background the Portico by Sangallo. The Basilica di Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, founded by St. Bartholomew, is in the second courtyard: the interior is in18 th century style, owing to the numerous interventions that erased the original Romanesque style, represented by the elegant bell tower from the 12 th century. The church has three naves and contains Byzantine mosaics (13 th century) and decorations, a baptismal fount (10 th century) and a fine Byzantine- Italic icon painted on wood and representing the Virgin and Child. Scenes from the life of St. Nilo and his disciple St. Bartholomew are depicted on the walls of the Chapel dedicated to the founder of the abbey, frescoed in 1610 by Domenichino (1584-1641), accessible from the right nave of the basilica. 32
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