Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: jubé

Legends connect the foundation of the Abbazia Santa Maria di Vezzolano to Charlemagne. It does date back to the eighth century and got destroyed in the 10th century by the Saracens. The complex was rebuilt until 1189 and is documented as an Augustinian monastery from 1095. It was a seat of a community until the 19th century, when it was suppressed during the Napoleonic invasion of Italy. - A more detailled view of the jubé, that is decorated by two rows of polychrome sculptures. In the lower one is a series of 36 ancestors of Jesus. In the upper row are scenes of the life of Mary and the symbols of the four Evangelists. The jubé was created by a Burgundian school. The long inscription tells, that it was was completed in 1189. The serie of Jesus`ancestestors follows the Gospel of Matthew, but 5 of patriarchs are not on the jubé, but painted on the columns flanking it. Maybe the structure was originally longer, perhaps it is planned for another location, and then reduced at the time of its current installation.

Legends connect the foundation of the Abbazia Santa Maria di Vezzolano to Charlemagne. It does date back to the eighth century and got destroyed in the 10th century by the Saracens. The complex was rebuilt until 1189 and is documented as an Augustinian monastery from 1095. It was a seat of a community until the 19th century, when it was suppressed during the Napoleonic invasion of Italy. - The nave is divided by jubé. The jubé has five ogival arches, and is decorated by two rows of polychrome sculptures. In the lower one is a series of 36 ancestors of Jesus. In the upper row are scenes of the life of Mary and the symbols of the four Evangelists. The jubé was created by a Burgundian school. The long inscription tells, that it was was completed in 1189. The serie of Jesus`ancestestors follows the Gospel of Matthew. Five of patriarchs are not on the jubé, but painted on the columns flanking it. Maybe the structure was originally longer, perhaps it is planned for another location, and then reduced at the time of its current installation.

The Romans built up a castrum around 15BC. Around 110 AD the town that had developed around the camp was given the rights of a colonia, that was named Colonia Ulpia Traiana. The colonia became the second most important commercial post in "Germania Inferior", surpassed only by Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne). Today Xanten hosts one of the largest archaeological open air museums, built at the site of the Colonia Ulpia Traiana. The first christian buildings may have been oratorys built over a Roman graves. A first church existed 752. A convent developed. As it was believed to have found the graves of Saint Viktor and his companions, all members of the Theban Legion, the places was called "ad sanctos" from which the town´s name "Xanten" derived. The construction of a larger church started, but it got destroyed by Norman invaders, who had hibernated on a near island in the Rhine river, in 863. Bishop Folkmar of Cologne consecrated a new church here in the second half of the 10th century. This church was restored after fires in the 11th and 12th centuries. From 1128 a choir was erected, that was consecrated by Bishop Rainald von Dassel. Between 1180 and 1213 the western facade had been erected upto the third level. The erection of today´s church started in 1263. After 281 years of construction it was finally completed in 1544. St. Viktor, often named "Xantener Dom" ("Xanten Cathedral"), was the center of the convent, that developed to a city in the city. It was completely surrounded by a wall and could be entered only through two gates. Standing in the nave, facing east. St. Viktor is one of the few churches, where the rood screen survived the times. It was created around 1400.