Zirc Abbey [SEP] religious order
Zirc Abbey
Zirc Abbey, formerly also Zircz Abbey, also known as "Zircensis" or "Boccon", is a Cistercian abbey, situated in Zirc in the Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary.
History.
History First period.
The early history of the monastery is obscure as regards both names and dates, on account of its being so often referred to under both these titles: whether Zirc and Boccon were separate abbeys cannot now be definitely determined. It seems most probable that the foundation was made by Béla
III, King of Hungary (1182), as the monastic domain was formerly a royal farm. Besides this grant, on which now stands the city of Zirc, many other donations were made to the nascent abbey, which soon became one of the most celebrated in the country. It was rich not only in temporal possessions but also in the spirit of fervor and religious regularity. In 1232 the foundation of Kutjevo Abbey in the present Croatia was made from Zirc, which became its mother-house.
This happy state