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Susinana

Saturday, February 12th we went to Palazzuolo and we took the opportunity to go for a walk around the Abbey of Susinana.

History

Land, one of the best of the Tuscan-Romagnolo is also called, with reason, "soaked" in history. And if it was always a district of the Frontier, had to suffer the fate of all their events travagliatissime of all land border. Earth "compressed" in a riotous Romagna and Florence, with militias and florins, breaking down and buy castles. Land where a pile of messy feuds takes a toll for each well and spreads everywhere fortresses, shorts (protective factors), enough, tombs (fortified farmhouses), Customs. Nor should we spremer much imagination to see included in life of troubled nations, the violence of militias and mercenary thugs, thieves, robbers road. And yet, gangs of extortionists raccozzate for the year or in smuggling along the shopping streets (actually mule) or of the precious grain of salt Cesena. The feudal era is dominated by two powerful families, with relatives of multiple nodes with each other, embodying (in the vices and virtues), the steely character of their time: the Ubaldini Susinana and Pagani. Many facts appear on the first day spoiled by the "historical" century of the Family, Giovan Battista Ubaldini: therefore we must speak of legends. Among these, the much celebrated award, by Frederick Barbarossa, dell'Arme (Teach gentile), whose heraldic description is: "a blue or red finding (ie, with only the head facing forward) of venison topped with gold, between the two horns, with a cross." Arme interesting medieval bestiary in the "stage" of antlers symbolize the tree of life and draws, when it joined the cross, the alchemical art (think of the Saints Eustace and Hubert). However, even before the Mille's Ubaldini are masters of the Apennines and the Tuscan Romagna, but also a fair bit of Mugello, word (from the Latin Mucillum) for the Florentine writers means an area that reaches the borders of Imola and Bologna. The family has many branches (some folded Up to the present day) and has unique character: the Blessed Rustico, Blessed Benedict, Blessed Clare. And the Cardinal Ottaviano (ghibellino for blood and heart but a partisan of the Pope), Archbishop Ruggieri, who mercilessly Ubaldino of Pila ... between Hell and Purgatory. But the figures that most of our history s'attagliano belong to the family of the Pagans, known as Mille shortly after the Lords of Castel Pagano (Castrum Pagani) south-west of Mercatale. They had a fantastic stay in the castle Susinana: hence the title of "Suxenana 'or from' Sosenana." See the famous Maghinardo man not easy to read, fascinating contradiction. Entrusted by his father to "the protection and benevolence" of Florence, who married the rich Florentine Mengarda of Tosa, on several occasions is Captain of the People in Faenza and Lord of Forlì. With the Ghibellines of Azzo d'Este Uguccione Faggiola taketh Imola (his "obsession"), and is under the flag Ghibellines fighting to subdue the Bologna Forlì. But Campaldino (in 1289) is with the Guelph Coalition and Florence, with Charles of Valois, sides with the Pope for having defended the faction of the Blacks and Pope Boniface VIII, Dante hates it. Yet Maghinardo nurtured a dream: the political unity of the valleys of Lamone Santerno. We know his Arms, which is the "silver, blue lion, language, Reinforcing and bordered with red, "often represented by a very credible shield century" in horse's head. " A curiosity: has anyone shown the centuries-old struggle between the "accursed factions" of the Guelphs and Ghibellines (the ambiguity of names without even) as a clash between the two animals 'principles' of heraldry: the lion and the eagle (symbol of traditional Empire). But it is a play on words. The Ghibellines Guidi (Ubaldini relatives) have the lion, but the 'Pies tramala Ghibellines Tarlati to have a black eagle, and the eagle is the emblem of Guelph Tossignano Borgo. Faenza also boasts a lion, and Florence, a 'level playing field, "alternated in various ways the two emblems; Imola infine presenta il Grifone (mezzo leone e mezzo aquila)!Ai Pagani si dice sia legato lo stemma comunale di Palazzuolo: il busto di donna uscente dal castello d'argento sarebbe quello di Madonna Marzia, detta Cia, figlia di Vanni da Susinana, sposata a Francesco Ordelaffi di Forllì. Nel 1375, con una schiera di 200 cavalieri e masnadieri, difende Cesena dalle milizie papaline di Roberto Alidosi e del Cardinale Alvarez Camillo d'Albornoz. L'intrepida castellana, fonte di curiose leggende e nenie popolaresche, è nipote di Maghinardo, morto (con la probabile angoscia di non lasciare figli maschi) l'anno 1302, nel castello di Benclaro. Nel suo stupefacente testamento, il «diabolica» Capitano (che forse appartenne all'Ordine del Tempio) detta la volontà d'esser sepolto in abito vallombrosano nella chiesa di S. Maria di Rio Cesare, annessa al Monastero di Susinana. Ed è qui che s'innesta la famosa leggenda. Il feretro, con dentro una spada dall'elsa e dai fornimenti d'oro, giacerebbe in una cripta, «là dove la terra riceve il primo bacio del sole». Una volta l'anno,all'equinozio di primavera, un raggio di sole, filtrando attraverso un pertugio, svelerebbe il luogo del sepolcro... Certo è che la Badia di Susinana, bella e austera, è un luogo di grande fascino. Nata prima dell'anno Mille come abbazia benedettina, subisce tutti i ritmi alternativi e le luci e le ombre della Storia. Luogo per «Ora et labora» dunque, e asilo di pellegrini; ma anche shelter of adventurers, and the outbreak of heresy Nicolaitans. The golden age is at the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, although in 1680 the abbot and vicar of the "Holy" Inquisition in Palazzuolo. Following the Napoleonic abolition by decree and a long inexorable decline: the agony until half a century ago, when it served as a hospital and a warehouse for the Eighth Army troops of Marshal Alexander. Thus, as the time of the Great Society of Fra 'Moriale, the district of the Frontier was again trampled and beset by troops, this time belonging to an incredible number of nationalities: German, English, Polish, Punjabi, Mahratta, Sikhs, Gorkhas mercenaries, Turckmeni ... Because the very low Senio, for tactical mistakes made stagnate the front along the Gothic line, so named in remembrance of the conflict between the Byzantines and the Goths in the sixth century. Finally, the name Susinana, although it evokes the gruesome actions and the ruthlessness of politics and Ubaldini Pagani, however, has an etymology of poetic and rural together: ALL GROWN A SUSINI. (Information taken from the site www.badiadisusinana.it )

Castellaccio The Badia di Susinana
Subject to the Church since the tenth century Florentine , castrum Susinana, and also appointed Soxenane Sussenane, in 1085 became the property of Tagido Pagani and remained subject to this family until 1302, when Maghinardo Pagani, dying, left him to his daughter, Andrea, wife of Ottavio Ubaldini. He joined the "Podere Ubaldino" in 1349 suffered a first siege by the Florentines who, however, were forced to desist, Matteo Villani mentions only that "went around Susinana want to fight and trying to find the castle is strong and well provided the defense gave it up. Only in 1362, in fact the city of Florence was able to take possession of the fortress, inheriting from Gioacchino Ubaldini.Dieci years later, however, John Ubaldini defended it for four months from the siege of Florence and was forced to sell it only for the betrayal of his wives. In 1396 to prevent the Ubaldini again took possession of the fortress, the Florentines completely destroyed forever. It seems that the castle is situated above the house of the "Ari", a NE of the Abbey of Susinana. (From Castles di Romagna).