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The Abbey of Saint Galgano was a Cistercian Monastery founded in the valley of the river Merse between the towns of Chiusdino and Monticiano, in the province of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. Presently, the roofless walls of the Gothic style 13th-century Abbey church still stand. Nearby are the chapel or Eremo or Rotonda di Montesiepi (1185), the tomb of Saint Galgano and the purported site of his death in 1181, a sword said to have been driven into a stone by Galgano, and a chapel with frescoes by Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti e bottega, affreschi della cappella della Rotonda, vista della parete dell'altare. Circa 1334-36 (?). Ex Abbazia di San Galgano, Montesiepi
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Apparizione di San Michele a Castel Sant'Angelo, chiesa di San Galgano a Montesiepi (Chiusdino) |
La spada nella roccia, Rotonda di Montesiepi, Abbadia di San Galgano |
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The sword in the stone
For centuries, the sword was assumed to be a fake. But after examining the composition of the metal in 2001,[11] researcher Luigi Garlaschelli confirmed that the "composition of the metal and the style are compatible with the era of the legend". The analysis also confirmed that the upper piece and the invisible lower one are authentic and belong to one and the same artifact.[12] Ground-penetrating radar analysis also revealed that beneath the sword there is a cavity, about two meters by one meter, which is thought to be a burial recess, possibly containing the knight's body. It has been argued that the legend of Saint Galgano formed the inspiration for the medieval legends about King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone.
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Mappa Eremo di Montesiepi
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Enlarge map Abbey San Galgano and Eremo di Montesiepi
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Sculpture in the National Pinacotheque, Siena (Scultura della Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena) [2] |
Gilio di Pietro, Biccherna Don Ugo, Monaco di San Galgano, Camarlingo (1258, luglio dicembre) Archivio di Stato di Siena
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San Galgano with the sword in the stone, anonymous painter, Archivio di Stato di Siena Museo delle biccherne
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La spada nella roccia, Eremo di Montesiepi, Abbadia di San Galgano |
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, affreschi della rotonda di Montesiepi, 1334-36, santi che omaggiano la Madonna e san Galgano, la spada nella roccia |
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Apparizione di San Michele a Castel Sant'Angelo, particolare, 1334-1336, Chiusdino, cappella di San Galgano a Montesiepi
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