Order Cistercian Public access yes Disestablished 1807 | Location Villa Celiera, Italy Province Province of Pescara Mother house Tre Fontane Abbey | |
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Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne Similar Santo Spirito d'Ocre, Santa Maria della Vittoria - S, Abbey of San Bartolomeo, Abbey of Casanova, Santa Maria Arabona | ||
The Abbey of Santa Maria Casanova (Italian: Abbazia di Santa Maria di Casanova) was a Cistercian monastery located in Villa Celiera, Province of Pescara, Italy.
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History
The abbey was founded in 1191 by the mother abbey of Tre Fontane in Rome, line of Clairvaux. Its construction was completed in 1208 and it was the first Cistercian abbey in Abruzzo.
It had as daughter abbeys the Abbey of St. Mary of Ripalta, San Pastore Abbey and Santo Spirito d'Ocre. It was ruled by the Cistercians until the suppression of religious orders in the Kingdom of Naples by Joseph Bonaparte in 1807.
Architecture
Nowadays the abbey is almost completely destroyed. The only part still in place is the tower, recently restored.
References
Santa Maria Casanova Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA