 The
only surviving quarter of Aquileia, in the north-eastern sector, is called
Monastero, recalling the monastery of Benedictine nuns, dating back to the
9th century and enriched by Patriarch Popo in 1036; it became "the" monastery,
as other religious centres were abandoned. On October 30th 1782, Joseph
2nd decided the abolition of the monastery, and the nuns had to move to
Cividale; the goods were sold to Count Raimondo della Torre-Hofer and Valvassina,
who gave them in 1787 to Count Antonio Cassi Faraone: the building became
his resort (the "Palazzo") in Aquileia, where he collected the archaeological
finds from his properties or from the antiquarians (like the collection
of Giandomenico Bertoli). In 1852 the complex was bought by Count Eugenio
de Ritter Zahony; here stayed Archduke Charles Ludwig for the opening of
the I.R. Museum. |
