Benedictine Cloister of Monreale

Benedictine cloister of Monreale

Monreale (Pa)

The study of the capitals and the architecture of the cloister of Monreale holds considerable surprises. Like the nearby cathedral, it is a project in line with the Augustinian philosophy of the teophany of Light:

light to speak of God.

The effects of light and shadow in this cloister admirably integrate the already intense discourse that distinguishes the Norman temple. The acme of the cloister is its extraordinary fountain, staged like a cloister within the cloister.

The theophany of light often reveals Giovanite accents ( linked to John the Evangelist), also in reference to his "Apocalypse".
The study of the capitals reveals an extreme care in the formation of the Benedictines. The organization of the message is anything but purely artistic, but on the contrary it maintains a dramatic progression that only a careful analysis can bring back to the spiritual formation of the monks.

The study of the capitals and the architecture of the cloister of Monreale holds considerable surprises. Like the nearby cathedral, it is a project in line with the Augustinian philosophy of the teophany of Light:

light to speak of God.

The effects of light and shadow in this cloister admirably integrate the already intense discourse that distinguishes the Norman temple. The acme of the cloister is its extraordinary fountain, staged like a cloister within the cloister.

The theophany of light often reveals Giovanite accents ( linked to John the Evangelist), also in reference to his "Apocalypse".
The study of the capitals reveals an extreme care in the formation of the Benedictines. The organization of the message is anything but purely artistic, but on the contrary it maintains a dramatic progression that only a careful analysis can bring back to the spiritual formation of the monks.

The study of the capitals and the architecture of the cloister of Monreale holds considerable surprises. Like the nearby cathedral, it is a project in line with the Augustinian philosophy of the teophany of Light:

light to speak of God.

The effects of light and shadow in this cloister admirably integrate the already intense discourse that distinguishes the Norman temple. The acme of the cloister is its extraordinary fountain, staged like a cloister within the cloister.

The theophany of light often reveals Giovanite accents ( linked to John the Evangelist), also in reference to his "Apocalypse".
The study of the capitals reveals an extreme care in the formation of the Benedictines. The organization of the message is anything but purely artistic, but on the contrary it maintains a dramatic progression that only a careful analysis can bring back to the spiritual formation of the monks.