The Abbey of Rosazzo
The Abbey of Rosazzo is located in the Colli Orientali (eastern hills) of Friuli in an isolated area to the northeast of Manzano (famous for the production of chairs), around twenty kilometres from Udine and ten kilometres from the Slovenian border. The origins of the over one thousand year old abbey are still not fully known. During this time and still today, in part thanks to its geographical location, the abbey has been a crossroads between east and west, a place where different cultures meet and exchange.
The origins of the abbey are rather contentious and not fully validated by written records. However, tradition has it that the hermit Alemanno settled in the area in the year 800 to find peace of soul and construct an oratory and a cell. This atmosphere of spiritual tranquillity attracted an increasing number of the faithful, the number of cells increased such that the oratory became a monastery for which Canons Regular of Saint Augustine were called upon to head.
The Abbey of Rosazzo
The Abbey of Rosazzo is located in the Colli Orientali (eastern hills) of Friuli in an isolated area to the northeast of Manzano (famous for the production of chairs), around twenty kilometres from Udine and ten kilometres from the Slovenian border. The origins of the over one thousand year old abbey are still not fully known. During this time and still today, in part thanks to its geographical location, the abbey has been a crossroads between east and west, a place where different cultures meet and exchange.
The origins of the abbey are rather contentious and not fully validated by written records. However, tradition has it that the hermit Alemanno settled in the area in the year 800 to find peace of soul and construct an oratory and a cell. This atmosphere of spiritual tranquillity attracted an increasing number of the faithful, the number of cells increased such that the oratory became a monastery for which Canons Regular of Saint Augustine were called upon to head.