In recent times the Abbey of St. Carta has been the subject of discussion in every corner of the world because of a horror movie "The Nun". The reason behind its popularity is that it is mentioned as the main location of the movie on which the whole movie is based. Now let's first talk about the abbey. The St. Carta Abbey is the oldest construction of its kind in eastern Europe. It is a former Cistercian monastery in the Țara Fagarasului region in southern Transylvania in Romania. The Abbey lies on the left bank of the Olt River, between the cities of Sibiu and Fagaras, close to the village of Carta. The monastery was built by Cistercian monks in 1205-1206, in the shape of a cross. Today, the monastery functions as a Lutheran Evangelical church. Because of its architecture and history, the Abbey of Carta attracts thousands of tourists annually, both Romanian and foreigners.
But according to legends, this place is haunted by the monks that used to live there in medieval times. It is believed that cistercian monks fasted whole year and ate sometimes cheese and boiled beech leaves. All of them slept in one room on hay. Due to poor state of life, monks were died at the age of 35-40 years and were buried at the abbey. Their graves now can be seen in the yard of the monastery. According to some people the place is haunted and that in the cellar, the chairs move occasionally and the walls vibrate. It is said that even the priests who served here had also observed that unbelievable incident.
The Abbey of Carta has been mentioned as the setting of the horror film The Nun, although the visuals and layout of the castle in the film do not match those of the real life monastery. The scenes of the monastery in the film were actually filmed at Romania's Corvin Castle, which was built around the same time the original Carta Monastery was stopped being a functioning abbey. But if you visit the Carta Monastery today, the only thing you will find, a popular tourist site that has now turned into ruins. You won't find an abbey like the one seen in "The Nun" movie.
In the movie "The Nun", a priest with a haunted past and a novice nun are sent to the Abbey of St. Carta in Romania during the early 1950s to investigate a young nun's mysterious suicide. The movie may be somewhere inspired by a tragic event happened in real life in 2005, when a 23-year-old nun at the Romanian Orthodox monastery in Tanacu, Romania named Maricica Irina Cornici was killed by a priest and other nuns during an attempted exorcism. It is said that she was tied to a cross, gagged, and starved for three days, resulting in her death. As a result, the priest who performed the exorcism along with four nuns, all faced charges and were sentenced to several years in prison.
According to the filmmakers of The Nun, the movie was not inspired by a true story. It was based on just a work of fiction, even the demon's name Valak is derived from mythology, not fact.
But according to legends, this place is haunted by the monks that used to live there in medieval times. It is believed that cistercian monks fasted whole year and ate sometimes cheese and boiled beech leaves. All of them slept in one room on hay. Due to poor state of life, monks were died at the age of 35-40 years and were buried at the abbey. Their graves now can be seen in the yard of the monastery. According to some people the place is haunted and that in the cellar, the chairs move occasionally and the walls vibrate. It is said that even the priests who served here had also observed that unbelievable incident.
The Abbey of Carta has been mentioned as the setting of the horror film The Nun, although the visuals and layout of the castle in the film do not match those of the real life monastery. The scenes of the monastery in the film were actually filmed at Romania's Corvin Castle, which was built around the same time the original Carta Monastery was stopped being a functioning abbey. But if you visit the Carta Monastery today, the only thing you will find, a popular tourist site that has now turned into ruins. You won't find an abbey like the one seen in "The Nun" movie.
In the movie "The Nun", a priest with a haunted past and a novice nun are sent to the Abbey of St. Carta in Romania during the early 1950s to investigate a young nun's mysterious suicide. The movie may be somewhere inspired by a tragic event happened in real life in 2005, when a 23-year-old nun at the Romanian Orthodox monastery in Tanacu, Romania named Maricica Irina Cornici was killed by a priest and other nuns during an attempted exorcism. It is said that she was tied to a cross, gagged, and starved for three days, resulting in her death. As a result, the priest who performed the exorcism along with four nuns, all faced charges and were sentenced to several years in prison.
According to the filmmakers of The Nun, the movie was not inspired by a true story. It was based on just a work of fiction, even the demon's name Valak is derived from mythology, not fact.
A very nice movie their movements are like real and the settings it really chill you to spines.
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