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The spread of the Cistercians from their original sites during the Middle Ages
The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order of enclosed monks and nuns formed in 1098, originating from Cîteaux Abbey . Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but many were closed during the Protestant Reformation , the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII , the French Revolution , and the revolutions of the 18th century. Some survived and new monasteries have been founded since the 19th century.
There are a certain number of medieval monasteries and other Cistercian buildings (salt factories, watermills) that are abandoned or ruined, or converted into hotels such as Monasterio de Piedra or St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church .[ 1] [ 2]
Cistercian monasteries are divided into those that follow the Common Observance and the Strict Observance (Trappists ). There are currently nearly 169 Trappist monasteries in the world, the home of approximately 2500 Trappist monks and 1800 Trappist nuns.[ 3]
Great Britain and Ireland [ edit ]
Central and Eastern Europe [ edit ]
Abbey
Type
Founded
Location
Closed
Re-established
Details
Alvastra Abbey
1143
Östergötland , Sweden
1544
Ordered torn down by Gustavus I in 1544
Nydala Abbey
1143
Småland , Sweden
1529
2008
Three Vietnamese monks arrived on 6 June 2008
Lyse Abbey
1146
Norway
1537
Hovedøya Abbey
1147
Oslo , Norway
1532
Burned prior to the Reformation
Varnhem Abbey
1150
Västergötland , Sweden
1566
Julita Abbey
1160
Södermanland , Sweden
1527
Esrum Abbey
1151 by Archbishop Eskild & Bernard of Clairvaux
Zealand, Denmark (Sjælland )
After The Reformation 1536
Sorø Klosterkirke
1161 by Bishop Absalon
Zealand, Denmark (Sjælland )
ca. 1580
Founded by monks from Esrum Abbey
Vitskøl Abbey
1158 by Archbishop Eskild
Jutland, Denmark
After The Reformation 1536
Founded by monks from Esrum & Varnhem, Sweden
Løgum Abbey
1173 by Bishop Stefan
(Finished in 1325)
Jutland, Denmark
1548[ 4]
Burned in 1190 and therefore finished 1325
Roma Abbey
1164
Gotland , Sweden
Before 1531
Founded by monks from Nydala Abbey
Tautra Abbey
Trappist
1207
Norway
1537
1999
Stamsund
Common Observance
Lofoten Islands , Norway
Recently established
Abbey
Type
Founded
Location
Closed
Re-established
Details
Sedlec Abbey
1142
(Near) Kutná Hora , Bohemia
1783
Plasy abbey [cs ]
1144
Plasy , Bohemia
1785
Osek abbey [de ]
1199
Osek , Bohemia
http://www.klaster-osek.info/
Porta coeli Convent
Nuns
1233
Předklášteří near Tišnov , Moravia
1782, 1950
1901, 1990
http://www.portacoeli.cz/
Vyšší Brod Monastery
1259
Vyšší Brod , Bohemia
1941
1989
http://www.klastervyssibrod.cz/
Zbraslav Monastery
1292
Zbraslav , today in Prague , Bohemia
1785
Nový Dvůr Monastery
Trappist
2002
Near Toužim , Bohemia
http://www.novydvur.cz/
Klášter Naší Paní nad Vltavou
Trappist nuns
2007
Křečovice , Bohemia
http://www.trappistevitorchiano.it/storia-fondazioni-nasi-pani-cz.asp
Abbey
Type
Founded
Location
Closed
Re-established
Details
St.Peter and Paul Abbey [de ]
1131
Abbadia Cerreto , Lombardy
Certosa di Pavia
1396
Certosa di Pavia , Lombardy
Chiaravalle Abbey
1135
Milan , Lombardy
Morimondo Abbey
1134
Morimondo , Lombardy
Piona Abbey
Colico , Lombardy
Rovato Abbey
Rovato , Lombardy
Viboldone Abbey
1176
San Giuliano Milanese , Lombardy
Santa Maria Arabona
1209
Manoppello , Abruzzo
1587
Santa Maria Casanova
1191
Villa Celiera , Abruzzo
1807
Santa Maria della Vittoria
1277
Scurcola Marsicana , Abruzzo
1550
Santi Vito e Salvo
1247
Villa Celiera , Abruzzo
1453
Santo Spirito d'Ocre
1248
Ocre , Abruzzo
1692
S. Maria di Chiaravalle di Fiastra
Common Observance
1142
Urbisaglia
1581
1985
http://www.abbadiafiastra.net/
Monastery of Calabromaria
Altilia di Santa Severina
1784
Abbazia di San Giusto, Tuscania
Common Observance
1146
Tuscania
1460?
2012
https://web.archive.org/web/20130607043624/http://www.abbaziadisangiusto.it/
Abbey
Type
Founded
Location
Closed
Re-established
Details
Santa María la Real, Fitero
1141
Fitero , Spain
1835
Santa María de la Oliva
1134
Carcastillo , Spain
1835
1927
Poblet Monastery
1151
Catalonia , Spain
1835
1940s
Listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1991
Monastery of Alcobaça
1153
Portugal
Listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1989
Convento de Santa Maria do Bouro
1195
Portugal
Casbas Monastery
1196
Casbas de Huesca , Aragon , Spain
2004
Previously a Benedictine community; in 1196 it became Cistercian
Monasterio Santa María de Valdediós
1200
Asturias , Spain
[1]
Real Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Rueda
1202
Ebro , Spain
1835
Includes important hydrological works from the Middle Ages, including a dam on the Ebro and a massive waterwheel or "rueda", which diverted some of the river flow to a Gothic aqueduct for distribution to various parts of the monastery.
Monastery of Santa María la Real [es ] , Villamayor de los Montes
Burgos, Spain
Our Lady of Bujedo de Juarros Abbey
Burgos, Spain
Monastery of Santa María la Real de las Huelgas
1187
Burgos , Spain
Monasterio de Santa María de Solius
1967
Girona, Spain
Monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce[ 5]
12th century
Clavijo, Spain
The Monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce, located in La Rioja, is a symbol of religious heritage and peace. Founded in the 12th century, it began as a small church built on the site where Saint Prudentius' remains were divinely guided to rest.[ 5]
Abbey
Type
Founded
Location
Details
Website
Abbey of Gethsemani
Trappist
1848
Trappist, Kentucky
Home of Thomas Merton
[3]
New Melleray Abbey
Trappist
1849
Peosta, Iowa
Make wooden coffins.
[4]
Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey
Common Observance
1920s
Sparta, Wisconsin
Closed 2011. Supported itself with financial investing, real estate, forestry and rental of farmland. It also operated "Laser Monks", which provided recycled laser toner and ink jet cartridges .[ 6]
Monastery of the Holy Spirit
Trappist
1944
Conyers, Georgia
[5]
Mount Saint Mary's Abbey
Nuns (Trappist)
1949
Wrentham, Massachusetts
Daughter house of St. Mary's Abbey (Glencairn, Waterford ).
[6]
Mepkin Abbey
Trappist
1949
Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Lumber, egg production, and dairy in the past. Now they produce shiitake and oyster mushrooms.
[7]
Assumption Abbey
Trappist
1950
Ava, Missouri
[8]
Holy Cross Abbey
Trappist
1950
Berryville, Virginia
[9]
St. Joseph Abbey
Trappist
1950
Spencer, Massachusetts
Founded as Our Lady of the Valley Abbey in Central Falls, Rhode Island in 1900. Moved 1950 after a fire destroyed most of their buildings.[ 7] They brew and produce incense.
[10]
Abbey of the Genesee
Trappist
1951
Piffard, New York
[11]
Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey
Trappist
1955
Lafayette, Oregon
The community moved from the abbey at Pecos, New Mexico (founded 1948) to Oregon, where farming gave higher yields.
[12]
Abbey of New Clairvaux
Trappist
1955
Vina, California
[13]
St Benedict Monastery
Trappist
1956
Snowmass, Colorado
[14]
Valley of Our Lady Monastery
Nuns (Common Observance)
1957
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
The first Cistercian nunnery in the United States, founded by nuns from the Swiss Abbey of Frauenthal.
[15]
Our Lady of Dallas Abbey
Common Observance
1958
Irving, Texas
Founded from the Cistercian monastery of Zirc in Hungary. Runs the Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving, TX
[16]
Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey
Nuns (Trappist)
1962
Whitethorn, California
Founded from the Cistercian monastery of Nazareth in Belgium.
[17]
Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey
Nuns (Trappist)
1964
Dubuque, Iowa
Daughter-house of Mt. St. Mary Abbey in Wrentham, Massachusetts.
[18]
Santa Rita Abbey
Nuns (Trappist)
1972
Sonoita, Arizona
[19]
Our Lady of the Angels Monastery
Nuns (Trappist)
1987
Crozet, Virginia
[20]
Australia and New Zealand [ edit ]
Abbey
Type
Founded
Location
Details
Website
Tarrawarra Abbey
Trappist
1954
Victoria, Australia
Founded from Ireland. Since 1998 Tarrawarra has had a daughter house in Kerala, India: Kurisumala Ashram.
[21]
Southern Star Abbey
Trappist
1954
Kopua , New Zealand
The Abbey is situated on a dairy farm between Dannevirke and Takapau, Central Hawke's Bay.
[22]
Abbey
Type
Founded
Location
Details
Website
Abadia de Nossa Senhora de São Bernardo
Monges (OCist.)
1943
São José do Rio Pardo
Com o rescrito da Sagrada Congregação para os Religiosos de 22 de fevereiro de 1943 e o decreto do Abade Geral de 25 de fevereiro do mesmo ano, erigiu-se canonicamente o Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora de São Bernardo, com direito de ter noviciado próprio. Por ocasião do Definitorium da Ordem em 1947, Dom Afonso Heun entregou a fundação de São José do Rio Pardo à Congregação de São Bernardo da Itália. Em 10/09/96 o Capítulo da Congregação elevou por unanimidade São José do Rio Pardo à categoria de Abadia.
[23]
Abbey
Type
Founded
Location
Details
Website
Abbatia B.M.V. de SS. Corde Iesu
Common Observance
MY–CA
Abbatia B.M.V. de Phước Sơn
Common Observance
PHƯỚC SƠN
Monastère de Châu Sơn
Common Observance
CHÂU SƠN NHO QUAN
Abbatia B.M.V. de Châu Sơn ĐD
Common Observance
CHÂU SƠN ĐƠN DƯƠNG- LÂM ĐỒNG
Abbatia Purissimi Cordis B.M.V. de Phước Ly
Common Observance
PHƯỚC LÝ
Abbatia B.M.V. de Châu Thủy
Common Observance
CHÂU THỦY
Abbatia B.M.V. de Thiên Phước
Common Observance
THIÊN PHƯỚC
Monastère de Phước Vĩnh
Common Observance
PHƯỚC VĨNH
Monastère de An Phước
Common Observance
AN PHƯỚC
Monastère N.-D. de Vĩnh-Phước
Common Observance
VĨNH PHƯỚC
Monastère N.-D. de Phước Hải
Common Observance
PHƯỚC HẢI
Abbatia B.M.V. de Phước Thiên
Common Observance
PHƯỚC THIÊN