The Abbey of Santa Maria Casanova (Italian: ''Abbazia di Santa Maria di Casanova'') was a
Cistercian
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monastery located in
Villa Celiera,
Province of Pescara
The province of Pescara (; Abruzzese: ') is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pescara, which has a population of 119,483 inhabitants. As of 2017, it has a total population of 319,936 inhabitants over an area o ...
,
Italy
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. Only a lone tower of the abbey now remains.
History
The abbey was founded in 1191 by the mother abbey of
Tre Fontane
Tre Fontane Abbey (; ), or the Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius, is a Roman Catholic abbey in Rome, held by monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, better known as Trappists. It is known for raising the lambs whose wool is u ...
in Rome, which derived from the
Benedictine order
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly Christian mysticism, contemplative Christian monasticism, monastic Religious order (Catholic), order of the Catholic Church for men and f ...
at
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,
Abbey of San Pastore and
Santo Spirito d'Ocre
The Abbey of Santo Spirito d'Ocre (Italian: ''Monastero di Santo Spirito d'Ocre'') was a Cistercian monastery located in Ocre, Province of L'Aquila, Italy.
History
The fortified monastery was built in 1226 on an ancient religious building, exis ...
. It was ruled by the Cistercians until the suppression of religious orders in the
Kingdom of Naples
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by
Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte (born Giuseppe di Buonaparte, ; ; ; 7 January 176828 July 1844) was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. During the Napoleonic Wars, the latter made him King of Naples (1806–1808), an ...
in 1807.
Architecture
Nearly all the abbey buildings were razed after suppression. The only part still in place is the tower, recently restored.
See also
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List of Cistercian monasteries
The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order of Enclosed religious orders, 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 t ...
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Abbey of San Pastore
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Buildings and structures in the Province of Pescara
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