Abbazia di Santa Maria di Rambona

It would have been nice to visit the abbey, but it is closed due to earthquake damage. Maybe it could be indicated in the indications along the road ....

The church is earthquake la promenade around beautiful

Beautiful colored capitals. Visit in 2015

All closed by the earthquake. Impossible to get close. Too bad, it must be a beautiful place.

This splendid abbey dates back to the 9th century, the area was known since Roman times. The structure consists of the Church, the crypt, a hypogeum and unfortunately suffered damage with the last earthquake of 2016. The photo was taken before the area was closed to the public.

Desolately closed and shored up after the earthquake, the square is accessed only through a wooden door on the right side. Dirt, abandonment, degradation, nothing to suggest a desire for recovery

Crypt of high historical value, built by religious who escaped from the destruction of nearby Ricina, where they built a new Cathedral to honor the remains of their venerable bishop S. Flaviano (cited Simonetta Torresi). Above a pagan temple, which since prehistoric times was a sacred place due to an astral conjunction with the sun that rises from the Monte / Pyramid MONTEFRANCO (current name) on the day of the summer solstice and is reflected in the spring water of salt water on this promontory where the temple was located (representing the amniotic fluid of Mother Earth). The divinity that is most remembered is the Goddess BONA who conjugated with the God RA (sun) = RAMBONA in the Roman period, but even earlier in the Prehistoric period probably to another divinity "CUPRA Goddess", in fact due to its location it is perfectly located center in the Piceno; between CupraMontana and CupraMarittima Subsequently, in the High Medieval Carolingian period, the Benedictine monastic order settled there and finally enlarged by the Longobard SRI Empress Ageltrude. As evidence of the period of reconstruction of the Abbey, a diptych in ivory carved in the Greek-Byzantine style, which is now preserved in the Vatican museum. the abbey with the succession of earthquakes has been restructured several times by the friars, because it is the main seat of reference of the convents of the province with its Abbot Mayor. Now dedicated to S. Maria Assunta, it internally preserves the remains of Sant 'Amico abbot who professed in this place and of S. Flaviano. Place of immemorial trade and fairs from the pre Piceno period; from northern Europe, the Balkans, Greece, Egypt and Asia, up to the 18th century AD

Historical evidence traces its construction back to around the year 891 - 898 by the Lombard Queen Ageltrude, daughter of Adelchi Prince of Benevento and wife of Guido, Holy Roman Emperor (891-894), Duke of Spoleto, Marquis of Camerino and King of Italy from February of the year 889, and mother of Lamberto Imperatore (894-898). Unfortunately, this beautiful and powerful Abbey, which in the early Middle Ages owned goods, churches and priories, was sacked and burned by Ciarpellone, captain of Francesco Sforza, in 1443. The monastery was completely destroyed and the church was abandoned. Today only the presbytery and the crypt remain of the ancient temple as the aisles of the church, in later times, were separated from the rest of the monument and transformed into private homes. The apse group is the only portion of the building that still has the stylistic features of the original structure. For the rest, both the façade and the lateral sides of the church have undergone profound transformations from the moment in which the interiors were adapted to housing. The three apses, on the other hand, in sandstone, surmounted by a portion of a gabled wall, despite the restorations, offer the original wall layout and formal articulation. There are two important frescoes preserved, the Sant'Amico calming the wolf and the Madonna enthroned with the Child. The Abbey is currently closed following the 2016 earthquake. I saw it just in time ... dark atmospheres inside but beautiful⛪?☀️✋?. Thank God ?