window the church carta medieval monastery near sibiu transilvania

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Window in the church of Carta medieval monastery near Sibiu, Transilvania

CÃÂ¢rÃÂ£a Monastery is a former Cistercian (Benedictine) monastery in the ÃÂ¢ara FÃÆgÃÆraÃÅ¸ului region in southern Transylvania in Romania, currently a Lutheran Evangelical church belonging to the local Saxon community. It lies on the left bank of the Olt River, between the cities of Sibiu and FÃÆgÃÆraÃÅ¸, close to the villages of CÃÂ¢rÃÂ£a (German Kerz, Hungarian: Kerc) and CÃÂ¢rÃâºiÃâ¢oara (German: Kleinkerz). The monastery was probably founded in 1202-1206 by monks from IgriÃâ¢ abbey (daughter house of Pontigny abbey), and was disbanded in 1494, when the apostolic legate Ursus of Ursinis ratified CÃÂ¢rÃÂ£a AbbeyÃ¢â¬â¢s attachment to the Provostship nullius of Sibiu. The Cistercian monastery introduced and helped develop French Gothic art in the region.