S. Cerbone
Community ID:
176
Alternate Names:
Saint Cerbonii / Saint Cerbonio / Saint Cerbonne
Town:
Lucca
Region:
Tuscany
Medieval Location:
At the site of an ancient male monastery, located 2 miles south of the town at the time that the church was dedicated (second half of 9th c. )
Modern Location:
Vaccoli
Corporate Status:
Abbey
Dedication:
Saint Cerbonius
Date Founded:
1149
Date Terminated:
1442 (See Below)
Religious Order:
Benedictine/ Cistercian after 1267
Rule:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
Umbrina & her husband Zabulino, donation to church of S. Ponziano
Population Counts:
8 + in 1187
Incorporated By:
S. Giustina (See S. Giustina ), in 1442 by order of the bishop of Lucca. The community was given to a male monastery by Pope Eugenius IV
Dependency Of:
Under the cura monalium of the Abbot of S. Michele di Guamo, by order of Pope Gregory IX (1234), who insisted that the community be strictly enclosed
Social Characteristics:
professed nuns, women of the town
Assets/Property:
property was returned to Abbess Cecilia of S. Maria di Pontetetto (See S. Maria di Pontetetto) [c. 1187?]
Early Documents:
1149: founders' donation
State Of Medieval Structure:
buildings destroyed in 1923
Contributors:
WRL Project
Date Started:
1149
Date Finished:
1442
Length:
752
