List of Cistercian monasteries
Abbey Founded Location Closed
St.Peter and Paul Abbey 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 1142 Urbisaglia 1581
Monastery of Calabromaria Altilia di Santa Severina 1784
Abbazia di San Giusto , Tuscania 1146 Tuscania 1460 ?
Europe -- Italy
The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order of enclosed monks and nuns, whose monasteries and abbeys have been built from 1098. The first Cistercian abbey was 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. 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.