The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-06
OLD MeyAs17C RUINS IN PORTUGAL.
Father 0'Reiiiy In tho Church OF Aicobn ca
A MeNc OF Bygoue Agcs-The Work Of
she Prince OF Essiinr-The Good ola VI ouks.

ADtOBArA, IOTlupui, ApTll lV.-l Nv lDulihcl
Of Portuguese nationality. Count Alfonso Hen
riguez. laid in the twelfth century the basis
OF his countrys moral aud material greatness
Tho city OF Santarem i'm 1ll7 was deemed
,,,,,.a,.,,,,, - a.. ,,,,oh,1o ,toors ,,, ,h,,
impreehnpie Dy inc hiihohaue 'ioors. mo 'hch
masTfe Of Portugal anu southern Spain. IL
was tho bulwark Of their power against the at
,,ais "a ,h, Chr,,,,,, cr,,i,rds from, ,ho
"chs VI ,hc CnI '7''aii SP""'''"7 ',''i' VI.
north. Alfonso Henrguez vowed II he could
obtain ssion Of this city he would give to
-, p..,,..a :, NO ,.,,,, ,,j III. f,.,ar.,a,s oil
III bStnaru vi N'hir'suN "i'" i'7 N,''ei'i""' ~
the land between the mountains and the sea, anu
there build them home at his own expense
mia, ni,ht ,ho Nonrish garrison who li,,,c an.
""' "','"' wv ,'u 50, 90 ~.
pretended surprise behind their lofty and i'm
prepnuble Qualifications were rtdcly uwak ~ ed
trom ,h.ir t,.,, ,o,,ri,y A, J,,, ,h, NOV.
.roiu u,'. II, ia,s' sor.',,i a. INV" Wv r, a
tho proud battlements Of Santnrem
Aro.., fuiei,o, ,,s 80. ,,a,,. =, I'VE
Alfonso lulhl'ou MS vow co'ohv OF us
tercinns was obtained from ClairvauS, and
Alfonso in person ncromp,ni,d the white
rnhod Eron,hm,, 10 th, wnodoJ .ioros ~, ,bo
Sierra II Albnr''OS. bidding them choose the most
favorable site for their new home between the
-, IL, 49,. a. ao, ri. -, . -, -,
i'ou'i''i'is an" t''o ''a' "o' me-" VIVA anu
dcser, place nj the confidence of two headlong
mountain streams the Alcoa and the Baca
wiz, hi. ov, hand. Count Aonnso an. a ,',r,
WIN ms own MINUS .",''t An'i'so ""- part
Of the foundations Of the magnificent church
md monastery of AIeobnci
A, ,,,' 49, -. . ,,,i.,, a.; ,,
AZ Win the parent Oh hlohh7uciSh III mo
France Of tho seventh century ~. ColumOanus.
so with ~. Bernard the custom WA. TO scer,
Tor his abode and tha, Of his hr, ,hren the most
frighiful tract, in hllIy country. or. on tho
lcveI. the recdy ma lever haunted marsh. Ills
nisi re,isioue nome nad been rriiptI valley
that no hu-lahuuan womb arrrpach w.. Ser
Garu ana ms dlsr,pes soon maze 81 tlis vii,
was called C!airrauN. tho inight vale: In
il8o, som. Twelve sears heiofr tHe ihli %, san;
nj h@ very Sns1 Of n by a c"ny Of Gs
trfcIhhs. "hicil mo rrpnhlicah clty so'lril-n
from Bernard ,iuring his brt.i stay win iiiem.
INC monks chose trac, a., covered WIN a
most unwhoiesoine marsh. IN" haunt OF ma,
iara isyrr Inen ir21 ana s sixth nIanaa
and 50 lovely that u. too. ~a- called oniara-
yaiic. in memory OF the dear inonustir HON. iii
BulEundy n,ifr Gs,"rrinn GoioHie. We're
~ VARIOUS paris of L2mbardy. ana always IN
We innfsnS anu unhoaiihj districts, we niankg
systsn OF ca.niilhilon Which Is tue ne OF
hs .. ~, hombnrdy improving ne culture
ahlnnls. mo Manufacture OF cheesc. AL th"
methods "I hu rnnhry., tiil the race of ih"
the tllcrs ~ thn sJil had BECOME most pros
porous ana "n, ihb'e.
=. The town OF Aicobafn. beneath the shelter Of
tho menns'ery walls grew to be " hiyc "i IN
uuSry, IL arose. US al the city OF Bobbio in
HE seventh century; around tho monastery
founded by st. Cpiunibauus and his Irish fol-
LOVERS among the crosi- oi tue i.isuriln Alps.
These monks of old were KIND and generous
essie.s Go a among the country V folk XII IN Tie
helEnbnrho0d or AicobaGt; ana question them
about the monastery They VIII ten you mat
with the whi'c-robed Cisi"rcans Disappeared
me prosperity OF their town ana It's delchd.n-
cire tnhl from Their snppf, ssion dates tho de-
chnhicararts ana the hecTcae oi the popuh
Ana nov. !'st ~ the sun IL About to d-rl,n"
sr, hn nr We" the our ss anfS u" IN n M
fofluEai allcr that OF B'thlha. me mod
srnxnrs h tr been nj w9i. here; too. Tne
been nisbEurcd by, some wrctched arrhi-
s sI , Mo smnst.ninr 1t thf s4ro, t%s
inaD.c cassicisIm. There are two ugly towers
anu hiaeouS gable. with ornaments l
need not destriba; but there is ono ot the
most pefIect hinuih'ai pofcaes 10 be found
hny"n'rc. u"epiy reces-rd, WIN W. seven ranks
o. h.cnoh anu s,ntU"i! rvs NJ: above c"ch Other
rocco lowers. me deiormed gable ANA tho
uta"!i'ul pPich nave on one me SANE eiltst
b b. c..a"i ,h sSyS5s all but the mouth
sG"Tod radinnre through the stan1lG glass
mig in,,i ae.imp niiu ns IN LUIS L. lh5
rndnpn f. il n.pi i, oy ,re h m,vn
- ;hree-,.is,ea the sde ali les oeing oi the same
n.r.sorv nav .," ,r'fr;,, -,i,sr lritn i
n.ns,ive grant, pilars in tho nave sn"ss ~"
rInya fnr3 :, I'M, I'd ~ ,o
inft in And ,se wn Vow, n" ca ano
~,
w." vyi, S ~" , 'n"sioi ted ,t1 SION ihe
dor III. bn;ch' ss,, ', t"i r,to
mn,h t, ~, ] ,t,I, i ,
nnn H., -, w., NO po. ,,, az ms "nn
;rh.rnu,itI IN, n,.nsnr Mo ,.i ''o''
Thsra ,r. tyaI,. 80, ,i,t ia.
runtcd ,niJ,vnv IA" N. Tnr,, ar ~. n, ~, ch'r.
~ ,t @ r ". t.,v 49, .i'",,nn o!'',i
ohave liz a. Ella t , crc,, NJ "" az,
s,s,,.rn AMI II RI. eros 49, ,;,,, ,,,,s w
n,H,nnt s,in II, No VII .''o ,,r'' ,,as
,,inrv an a." "n nc.E.rv Thnr" % ,ntr a., . 1fi
t h ~ .,.n snnctn" y. Amt!" - nuptiR, INK.
thn e,yscs h hn mn 'ip W ,b Whn. mm,t
%,,rsn W. 20 ; nu, ~ 'nu r' n'o' nlhS
,m t Tho IN mus !. no. nav
hv u.hr, ~, rin,, .I'ar ha,na ~ '1 ,y Hf'"
mi - ,I' '.,'' 80 '"en. - w nt'io
rns, ~ ,,1" MI mn,o montr Wi.Hout u
p , ,!' az i'f ,t VII ~ hu-
,hs ,,rs SS" ~ wy ar". m'slu~
. i'm, unhmn H. vi, inSto are 'asi
Iii ~ VIZ n'n M t'n ~" any nI'9o'
~ ., we S,i,S .'n' ".inrhi n1lni ana Eenp
~ ~. ~ Wv" ''o" vi iofcS' '"rheu suddehy
''ii Tn n' ",n n, cn-o T., y, .,orr,or. ,i,,
la, " ,.l', - I'll, y, ". u,i,i nus uui.hsioHs'
-, ~" nr,, ~ 'o M 80 onn.H e'aiI "hlct
VIZ" , nnorn E ~ me answer Is s'rn 81 orr
~ AZ, w M army mhnur "Emcu-
bs ". "a ia, t'm oI Mn.dnt"m.
~ u, EnIo uiuis .nht po'n ,cnurrh anu monastery
rh'u'u ~ "rrt,oJ.u. MANN ol cohinuS'ltleN