A 923 metri di quota, sulla sommità del Monte Bracco, anche conosciuta come la Montagna di Leonardo, sorge la Certosa del Monte Bracco un antico convento fondato dai Certosini nel XIII secolo.
La Chiesa, dedicata alla Madonna venne fatta erigere da Sinibaldo Fieschi di Bagnaria che poi la donò alle monache certosine di Belmonte. Dopo anni di contese tra quest'ordine e l’abbazia cistercense di Staffarda nel 1304 divenne definitivamente possedimento di spirituale e temporale di Staffarda tanto che diversi membri del Marchesato di Saluzzo trovarono qui la loro sepoltura.
La peste del 1630 fece chiudere il monastero che passò di proprietà della Certosa di Collegno fino al 1794 quando Vittorio Amedeo III, acquistata dai Certosini, la regalò ad un piccolo gruppo di frati Trappisti francesi, sfuggiti alla Rivoluzione.
Da qui ha origine il suo soprannome di Convento della Trappa.
Nel 1801 Napoleone soppresse il monastero gli ultimi 5 frati rimasti furono dovettero ad abbandonare definitivamente il luogo che venne ceduto a privati e le celle dei monaci trasformate in case contadine.
Del complesso della Certosa del Monte Bracco che conserva tutt'ora le linee originali e la struttura architettonica rimangono riconoscibili le antiche celle disposte lungo la corte interna e la Chiesa di Santa Maria.
Situata al centro del complesso, la chiesa è a navata unica con abside rettangolare e riporta un medaglione dipinto con l'effige Sinibaldo Fieschi di Bagnaria.
Sobria ed essenziale nelle forme conserva al suo interno alcuni affreschi riportati alla luce e restaurati da poco tempo.
La Certosa del Monte Bracco grazie alla sua posizione rappresenta un ottimo punto panoramico sulla pianura saluzzese e le Alpi ed è, inoltre, un buona tappa nell'esplorazione della Montagna di Leonardo.
Montebracco Chartreuse in Envie
At 923 meters above sea level, on the top of Monte Bracco, also known as the Leonardo's Mountain, stands the Montebracco Chartreuse, an ancient monastery founded by the Carthusians in the thirteenth century.
The church, dedicated to the Madonna, was built by Sinibaldo Fieschi of Bagnaria who donated it to the Carthusian nuns of Belmonte. After years of disputes between this order and the Cistercian abbey of Staffarda in 1304 it became definitively a spiritual and temporal possession of Staffarda so that several members of the Marquisate of Saluzzo found here their burial.
During the plague of 1630 the monastery was closed, then became the property of the Collegno Chartreuse until 1794 when Vittorio Amedeo III, purchased it by the Carthusians, gave it to a small group of French Trappist friars who escaped fron the Revolution.
Hence its nickname Convent of the Trappa.
In 1801 Napoleon suppressed the monastery and the last 5 friars remained had to definitively abandon the place which was sold to private individuals and the cells of the monks transformed into peasant houses.
About the complex of the Montebracco Chartreuse still retains the original lines and the architectural structure and are still recognizable the ancient cells placed along the internal courtyard and the Church of Santa Maria.
Located in the center of the complex, the church has a single nave with a rectangular apse and features a medallion painted with the effigy Sinibaldo Fieschi of Bagnaria.
Sober and essential in its forms, it preserves some frescoes brought to light and recently restored.
The Montebracco Chartreuse thanks to its position represents an excellent panoramic point on the Saluzzo plain and the Alps and is also a good stop during the exploration of the Leonardo's mountain.
At 923 meters above sea level, on the top of Monte Bracco, also known as the Leonardo's Mountain, stands the Montebracco Chartreuse, an ancient monastery founded by the Carthusians in the thirteenth century.
The church, dedicated to the Madonna, was built by Sinibaldo Fieschi of Bagnaria who donated it to the Carthusian nuns of Belmonte. After years of disputes between this order and the Cistercian abbey of Staffarda in 1304 it became definitively a spiritual and temporal possession of Staffarda so that several members of the Marquisate of Saluzzo found here their burial.
During the plague of 1630 the monastery was closed, then became the property of the Collegno Chartreuse until 1794 when Vittorio Amedeo III, purchased it by the Carthusians, gave it to a small group of French Trappist friars who escaped fron the Revolution.
Hence its nickname Convent of the Trappa.
In 1801 Napoleon suppressed the monastery and the last 5 friars remained had to definitively abandon the place which was sold to private individuals and the cells of the monks transformed into peasant houses.
About the complex of the Montebracco Chartreuse still retains the original lines and the architectural structure and are still recognizable the ancient cells placed along the internal courtyard and the Church of Santa Maria.
Located in the center of the complex, the church has a single nave with a rectangular apse and features a medallion painted with the effigy Sinibaldo Fieschi of Bagnaria.
Sober and essential in its forms, it preserves some frescoes brought to light and recently restored.
The Montebracco Chartreuse thanks to its position represents an excellent panoramic point on the Saluzzo plain and the Alps and is also a good stop during the exploration of the Leonardo's mountain.
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