The Cistercians are a Roman Catholic religious order

Roman Catholic religious order

Catholic religious orders are, historically, a category of Catholic religious institutes.Subcategories are canons regular ; monastics ; mendicants Catholic religious orders are, historically, a category of Catholic religious institutes.Subcategories are canons regular (canons and canonesses regular...

 of enclosed monk

Monk

A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...

s, whose monasteries and abbey

Abbey

An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...

s have been built from 1098. The first Cistercian abbey

Abbey

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 was Cîteaux Abbey

Cîteaux Abbey

Cîteaux Abbey is a Roman Catholic abbey located in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, south of Dijon, France. Today it belongs to the Trappists, or Cistercians of the Strict Observance . The Cistercian order takes its name from this mother house of Cîteaux, earlier Cisteaux, near Nuits-Saint-Georges...

. Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but many were closed during the Protestant Reformation

Protestant Reformation

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, the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Dissolution of the Monasteries

The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...

 under King Henry VIII

Henry VIII of England

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, the French Revolution

French Revolution

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, 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

Middle Ages

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 monasteries and other cistercians buildings (salt factories, Watermills) that are abandoned or ruined, or converted into hotels such as Monasterio de Piedra

Monasterio de Piedra

Monasterio de Piedra is a monastery, hotel and park complex in the Iberian System area, near Nuévalos, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1194 by Alfonso II of Aragon wiht thirteen Cistercian monks from Poblet Monastery, in an old castle next to the Piedra river,...

 or St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church

St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church

St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery cloister which was built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain, in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York in the United States. It was eventually reassembled in North Miami Beach, Florida,...

.

Cistercian monasteries are divided into those that follow the Common Observance, the Middle Observance and the Strict Observance (Trappists

Trappists

The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , or Trappists, is a Roman Catholic religious order of cloistered contemplative monks who follow the Rule of St. Benedict...

). There are currently nearly 169 Trappist monasteries in the world, the home of approximately 2500 Trappist monks and 1800 Trappist nuns.

France

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Closed	Re-established	Details
Cîteaux Abbey Cîteaux Abbey Cîteaux Abbey is a Roman Catholic abbey located in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, south of Dijon, France. Today it belongs to the Trappists, or Cistercians of the Strict Observance . The Cistercian order takes its name from this mother house of Cîteaux, earlier Cisteaux, near Nuits-Saint-Georges...	Trappist	1098	Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.Cîteaux Abbey is located in the commune.-Population:-References:*... , Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.- History :Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.- Geography :...	1791	1898	Latin Cistercium, from which the Order's name derives.
Pontigny Abbey Pontigny Abbey Pontigny Abbey, founded in 1114 as the second of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery situated in the commune of Pontigny, on the River Serein, in the present diocese of Sens and department of Yonne, in Burgundy, France.-History:Hildebert , a canon of...		1114			1843	Second of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux; refounded by the Fathers of St. Edmund
Clairvaux Abbey Clairvaux Abbey Clairvaux Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, 15 km from Bar-sur-Aube, in the Aube département in northeastern France. The original building, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard, is now in ruins; a high-security prison, the Clairvaux Prison, now occupies the grounds...		1115				Third of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux; founded by St Bernard
Morimond Abbey Morimond Abbey Morimond Abbeyis a religious complex in Parnoy-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne department, in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It was the fourth of the four great daughter abbeys of Cîteaux Abbey, of primary importance in the spread of the Cistercian Order, along with La Ferté to the south,...		1115		1791		Fourth of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux
Mazan Abbey Mazan Abbey Mazan Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the village of Mazan-l'Abbaye in the département of the Ardèche in the region of Rhône-Alpes, France....		1120
Abbey of Loc-Dieu Loc-Dieu Abbey Loc-Dieu Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located near Martiel, 9 km west from Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in the department of Aveyron in France....		1123		1793
Le Thoronet Abbey Le Thoronet Abbey Le Thoronet Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century, now restored as a museum. It is sited between the towns of Draguignan and Brignoles in the Var Department of Provence, in southeast France...		ca. 1150s	Brignoles	1785
Silvacane Abbey Silvacane Abbey Silvacane Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of La Roque-d'Anthéron, Bouches-du-Rhône, in Provence, France. It was founded in or around 1144 as a daughter house of Morimond Abbey and was dissolved in 1443; it ceased to be an ecclesiastical property in the French Revolution...		1144	La Roque d'Antheron	1443
Abbey of Sénanque		1148	Gordes
Our Lady of the Snows Our Lady of the Snows (Trappist monastery) Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a Trappist monastery in the Ardèche département of south-central France. It was built in 1850, located on the territory of the commune of Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, about one and a half miles east of the village of La Bastide-Puylaurent...	Trappist	1850	Saint-Laurent-les-Bains Saint-Laurent-les-Bains Saint-Laurent-les-Bains is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-See also:* Our Lady of the Snows *Communes of the Ardèche department-References:*... , Ardèche Ardèche Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
Lérins Abbey Lérins Abbey Lérins Abbey is a Cistercian monastery on the island of Saint-Honorat, one of the Lérins Islands, on the French Riviera, with an active monastic community....		1869	Île Saint-Honorat Île Saint-Honorat The Île Saint-Honorat is the second largest of the Lérins Islands, about a mile off shore from the French Riviera town of Cannes. The island is approximately 1.5 kilometers in length and 400 meters wide....			Founded on the site of a monastery established by Saint Honoratus Honoratus Saint Honoratus was Archbishop of Arles.There is some disagreement concerning his place of birth, and the date of his death is still disputed, being according to certain authors, January 14 or January 15. It is believed that he was born in the north of Gaul and that he belonged to an illustrious...  ca. 410.
Bonneval Abbey Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron) Bonneval Abbey was founded as a monastery of Cistercian monks, which is located in Le Cayrol, in the Department of Aveyron, in the south of France. It is now inhabited by Trappistine nuns.-History:...	Trappist nuns	1147	Le Cayrol, Aveyron	1791	1875	Bonneval means Good Valley.

Great Britain and Ireland

Belgium

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Closed	Re-established	Details
Aulne Abbey Aulne Abbey Aulne Abbey was a Cistercian monastery between Thuin and Landelies on the Sambre in the Bishopric of Liège in Belgium.-History:Originally it was a Benedictine monastery, founded by Saint Landelinus about 637. Before 974 the Benedictines were replaced by secular clerics leading a common life, who,...		637 - 1147	Thuin Thuin Thuin is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The Thuin municipality includes the old communes of Leers-et-Fosteau, Biesme-sous-Thuin, Ragnies, Biercée, Gozée, Donstiennes, and Thuillies.-Origins:...	1794		Important ruins
La Cambre Abbey La Cambre Abbey The Abbey of La Cambre or Ter Kameren Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre and the Ixelles Ponds...		1196	Ixelles
Hemiksem Abbey St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, also known as St. Bernard's Abbey on the Scheldt , located in Hemiksem in the province of Antwerp in Belgium, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1243 and dissolved during the French Revolution...		1243	Hemiksem Hemiksem Hemiksem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Hemiksem proper. On January 1, 2010 Hemiksem had a total population of 10,166...	ca. 1795	1836 in Bornem Bornem Bornem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke and Weert. On January 1, 2006 Bornem had a total population of 20,064...
Herkenrode Abbey Herkenrode Abbey Herkenrode Abbey was a former monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Kuringen, part of the municipality of Hasselt, which lies in the province of Limburg, Belgium....	Nuns	1182	Kuringen Hasselt Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...	1797
Orval Abbey Orval Abbey Orval Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium and is located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg...	Trappist	1132	Gaume Gaume Gaume is a region in the far south of Belgium. Situated at a lower altitude than the Ardennes, it is delineated by borders with France, Luxembourg and the Belgian Ardennes. Gaume is the roman part of the Belgian Lorraine region...	1793	1935	The Orval Brewery Orval Brewery Orval Brewery is a Belgian trappist brewery located within the walls of the Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval in the Gaume region of Belgium.The brewery produces two beers, which are marketed as trappist beer, Orval and Petite Orval.- History :...  produces two well known Trappist beer Trappist beer A Trappist beer is a beer brewed by or under control of Trappist monks. There are a total of 174 Trappist monasteries worldwide ; only seven produce Trappist beer and are authorized to label their beers with the Authentic Trappist Product logo that indicates a compliance to the various rules of... s
'Ten Duinen' Abbey		1107–1138	Koksijde Koksijde Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:...  and Bruges Bruges Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....	1796		The Abbey was moved from Koksijde to Bruges in the 17th century
Villers Abbey Villers Abbey Villers Abbey is an ancient Cistercian abbey located near the town of Villers-la-Ville in the Brabant province of Wallonia , one piece of the Wallonia's Major Heritage. Founded in 1146, the abbey was abandoned in 1796...		1146	Villers-la-Ville Villers-la-Ville Villers-la-Ville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Villers-la-Ville had a total population of 9,572...	1796		Impressive ruins
Westmalle Abbey	Trappist	1794–1836	Westmalle Westmalle Westmalle is a village which is located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The village itself is part of the municipality of Malle.-Tourism:...

Eastern Europe

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Closed	Re-established	Details
Cistercian Abbey Stična		1132	Stična, Slovenia
Jędrzejów Abbey	Common Observance	1140	Jędrzejów, Poland	1819	1945
Wągrowiec (formerly Łekno) Abbey	Common Observance	1153	Wągrowiec, Poland	1835
Sulejów Abbey Cistercians Abbey in Sulejów Sulejów Abbey was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1176 by the duke Kazimierz II the Just. The town of Sulejów grew up round it. The most notable parts of the abbey are:* the Romanesque church of Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury...	Common Observance	1176	Sulejów, Poland	1819	1986	http://www.sulejow.cystersi.pl
Wąchock Abbey	Common Observance	1179	Wąchock, Poland	1818	1951	http://www.wachock.cystersi.pl
Mogiła Abbey	Common Observance	1222	Kraków, Poland			http://www.mogila.cystersi.pl
Szczyrzyc Abbey	Common Observance	1224	Szczyrzyc, Poland			http://www.szczyrzyc.cystersi.pl
Zirc Abbey Zirc Abbey Zirc Abbey, formerly also Zircz Abbey, also known as Zircensis or Boccon, is a Cistercian abbey, situated in Zirc in the Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary.-First period:...		1182	Hungary	1810	1814
Igriș Abbey Igriș Abbey Igriş Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Sânpetru Mare, Timiș County, Romania. The Igriş Abbey was founded in 1179 as a filial abbey of Pontigny...	-	1179	Romania	1551	-
Cârţa Monastery Cârta Monastery Cârţa Monastery is a former Cistercian monastery in the Ţara Făgăraşului region in southern Transylvania in Romania, currently a Lutheran Evangelical church belonging to the local Saxon community...	-	1205-6	Romania	1474	-
Kołbacz	-	1210	Poland	1347	-
Kutjevo Kutjevo Kutjevo is a town in Slavonia, Croatia, located northeast of Požega. In the census of 2011, there were 6,168 people, 2,399 in the town itself. In the census of 2001, 96% of the population declared themselves Croats....		1232	Croatia
Belakut Abbey Petrovaradin fortress Petrovaradin Fortress is a fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located in the province of Vojvodina, on the right bank of the Danube river. The cornerstone of the present-day southern part of the fortress was laid on October 18, 1692, by Charles Eugène de Croÿ...	-	1235	Vojvodina, Serbia	1688	-
Krzeszów Abbey		1242	Poland
Vyšší Brod Monastery Vyšší Brod Monastery Vyšší Brod Monastery is one of the most important historical landmarks of South Bohemia.The Cistercian monastery is located on the right bank of the river Vltava, in the south-west part of the town of Vyšší Brod. It was founded in 1259.-Links:* *...		1259	Czech Republic

Scandinavia

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Closed	Re-established	Details
Alvastra Abbey Alvastra Abbey Alvastra Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located at Alvastra in Östergötland, Sweden. It was founded in the first half of the 12th century by a donation of land from King Sverker I of Sweden to the Cistercian Order. It was dissolved and appropriated by the Crown at the time of the Protestant...		1143	Östergötland Östergötland Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia... , Sweden	1544		Ordered torn down by Gustavus I in 1544
Nydala Abbey Nydala Abbey Nydala Abbey was a cistercian monastery in the province of Småland, Sweden, near the lake of Rusken.Nydala was called Sancta Maria de Nova Valle or just Nova Vallis in Latin. It was founded together with Alvastra Abbey in 1147 as the first cistercian monasteries in Sweden...		1143	Småland Småland ' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages... , Sweden	1529	2008	Three Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... ese monks arrived on 6 June 2008
Lyse Abbey		1146	Norway	1537
Hovedøya Abbey Hovedøya Abbey Hovedøya Abbey was a Cistercian monastery on the island of Hovedøya in Oslo Fjord, founded in 1147 and dissolved in 1532 just before the Reformation.-History:...		1147	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... , Norway	1532		Burned prior to the Reformation
Varnhem Abbey Varnhem Abbey Varnhem Abbey in Varnhem, Västergötland, Sweden was founded around 1150 by monks of the Cistercian Order from Alvastra Abbey in Östergötland.The Cistercian Order used the same floor plan for all its abbeys, which makes it possible to easily locate the different rooms and halls regardless of the...		1150	Västergötland Västergötland ', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia.... , Sweden	1566
Julita Abbey Julita Abbey Julita Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the parish of Julita in Oppunda Hundred, Södermanland, Sweden.The monastery was originally founded in 1160 at Viby, close to Sigtuna, but under the patronage of King Knut Eriksson, who donated land and a right to parts of the fishing at Älvkarleby, it was...		1160	Södermanland Södermanland ', sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea.In Swedish, the province name is... , Sweden	1527
Esrum Kloster		1151 by Archbishop Eskild & Bernard of Clairvaux	Zealand, Denmark (Sjælland)	After The Reformation 1536		Very important abbey in Scandinavia
Sorø Klosterkirke Sorø Klosterkirke Sorø Klosterkirke is located in the Danish town of Sorø. It was founded by Danish archbishop Absalon and built by Cistercians in the period from 1161-1201. It is made of red brick, which was a new material for the time. It is built similar style to the Abbey of Fontenay. The church contains royal...		1161 by Bishop Absalon	Zealand, Denmark (Sjælland)	ca. 1580		Founded by monks from Esrum Abbey
Vitskøl Kloster		1158 by Archbishop Eskild	Jutland, Denmark	After The Reformation 1536		Founded by monks from Esrum & Varnhem, Sweden
Roma Abbey		1164	Gotland Gotland Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area... , Sweden	Before 1531		Founded by monks from Nydala Abbey
Tautra Abbey Tautra Abbey Tautra Abbey was a monastery of Cistercian monks founded in the 13th century on the island of Tautra in the Trondheimsfjord. That abbey flourished and lasted until the 16th, when it was closed as part of Norway's acceptance of the Protestant Reformation. At the end of the 20th century, a community...	Trappist	1207	Norway	1537	1999
Stamsund	Common Observance		Lofoten Islands, Norway			Recently established

Germany

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Closed	Re-established	Details
Zinna Abbey Zinna Abbey Zinna Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, the site of which is now occupied by a village also called Kloster Zinna, today part of Jüterbog in Brandenburg, Germany, about south of Berlin.- Cistercians :...		1170		1553
Lehnin Abbey Lehnin Abbey Lehnin Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Lehnin in Brandenburg, Germany. Since 1911 it has accommodated the Luise-Henrietten-Stift, a Protestant women's community.-History:...		1180		1542
Lichtenthal Abbey Lichtenthal Abbey The Lichtenthal Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery in Lichtenthal in the town of Baden-Baden, Germany.-History and buildings:...		1248	Near Baden-Baden			http://www.abtei-lichtenthal.de/
Waldsassen Abbey Waldsassen Abbey Waldsassen Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb at Waldsassen near Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz in Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic.- First foundation :...		1133	Waldsassen, Bavaria (near Czech-border)		1863	http://www.abtei-waldsassen.de/

Austria

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Closed	Re-established	Details
Heiligenkreuz Abbey Heiligenkreuz Abbey Heiligenkreuz Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in the village of Heiligenkreuz in the southern part of the Vienna woods, c. 13 km north-west of Baden in Lower Austria...		1133	Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria Heiligenkreuz is a village in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria. The Cistercian monastery of Heiligenkreuz Abbey, the associated papal college Benedict XVI and the tomb of Mary Vetsera are in the vicinity.-References:...			http://www.stift-heiligenkreuz.org/
Lilienfeld Abbey Lilienfeld Abbey Lilienfeld Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in Lilienfeld to the south of Sankt Pölten in Lower Austria.- History :It was founded in 1202 by Leopold VI, Duke of Austria and Styria, as a daughter house of Heiligenkreuz Abbey...
Rein Abbey Rein Abbey, Austria Rein Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in Rein near Gratwein, Styria, in Austria. Also known as the "Cradle of Styria" , it is the oldest surviving Cistercian community in the world.- History :...
Zwettl Abbey Zwettl Abbey Zwettl Abbey is a Cistercian monastery located in Zwettl in Lower Austria, in the Diocese of St. Pölten.- History :Zwettl Abbey was founded in 1137 by Hademar I of Kuenring, with Herrmann, a monk of Heiligenkreuz Abbey, as its first abbot . It was a daughter house of Heiligenkreuz, of the line of...		1138	Zwettl Zwettl Zwettl is a town and district capital in Lower Austria. It is chiefly known as the location of Zwettl Abbey, first mentioned in October 1139.- Geography :...

Italy

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Closed	Re-established	Details
Certosa di Pavia Certosa di Pavia The Certosa di Pavia Gra-Car , Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Grace, is a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy, situated near a small town of the same name in the Province of Pavia, 8 km north of Pavia...		1396	Northern Italy
Monastery of Calabromaria			Altilia di Santa Severina	1784

Iberian Peninsula

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Closed	Re-established	Details
Santa María la Real, Fitero Monastery of Fitero The Monastery of Fitero is a Cistercian monastery located at Fitero, Navarre, Spain, on the banks of the Alhama River.It was founded, on a different site, in 1141 as part of the Cistercian expansion into Spain from the "epicenter" at Escaladieu Abbey, and moved to Fitero in 1152. Durand was...		1141	Fitero Fitero Fitero is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.The Monastery of Fitero is situated here.-External links:*... , Spain
Santa María de la Oliva Santa María de la Oliva The abbey of Santa María la Real de la Oliva, or simply La Oliva, is an active Cistercian monastery in Carcastillo, Navarre, Spain.Construction at the site is attributed first in 1134 to King García Ramírez of Navarre, known as the restorer....		1134	Carcastillo Carcastillo Carcastillo is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, in the north of Spain. It is the site of the Cistercian monastery of Santa María de la Oliva.-External links:*... , Spain
Poblet Monastery Poblet Monastery The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the feet of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia . It was founded by Cistercian monks from France on lands conquered from the Moors...		1151	Catalonia Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an... , Spain	1835	1940s	Listed by UNESCO UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...  as a World Heritage Site World Heritage Site A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...  since 1991
Monastery of Alcobaça Monastery of Alcobaça The Alcobaça Monastery is a Mediaeval Roman Catholic Monastery located in the town of Alcobaça, in central Portugal. It was founded by the first Portuguese King, Afonso Henriques, in 1153, and maintained a close association with the Kings of Portugal throughout its history.The church and monastery...		1153	Portugal			Listed by UNESCO UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...  as a World Heritage Site World Heritage Site A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...  since 1989
Monasterio Santa María de Valdediós		1200	Asturias Asturias The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages... , Spain			http://www.valdedios.org
Real Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Rueda Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de Rueda Rueda Abbey or Rueda de Ebro Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Sástago in the Ribera Baja del Ebro comarca, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, 74 kilometres to the south-east of Zaragoza on the left bank of the Ebro...		1202	Ebro Ebro The Ebro or Ebre is one of the most important rivers in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the biggest river by discharge volume in Spain.The Ebro flows through the following cities:*Reinosa in Cantabria.*Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León.... , Spain			Includes important hydrological works from the Middle Ages, including a dam on the Ebro Ebro The Ebro or Ebre is one of the most important rivers in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the biggest river by discharge volume in Spain.The Ebro flows through the following cities:*Reinosa in Cantabria.*Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León....  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.
Santa María la Real Santa María la Real Santa María la Real is a monastery in the small town of Nájera in the La Rioja community, Spain. Originally a royal foundation, it was ceded by Alfonso VI to the Cluniac order. It was an important pilgrimage stop on the Camino de Santiago... , Villamayor de los Montes Villamayor de los Montes Villamayor de los Montes is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 224 inhabitants....			Burgos, Spain
Our Lady of Bujedo de Juarros Abbey			Burgos, Spain
Monastery of Santa María la Real de las Huelgas		1600	Valladolid Valladolid Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales... , Spain

United States

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Details	Website
Abbey of Gethsemani Abbey of Gethsemani The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a Trappist monastery near Bardstown, Kentucky in Nelson County—situated on more than 2,000 acres of farmland, and considered to be the "mother house" of all Trappist and Trappistine monasteries in the United States of America...	Trappist	1848	Kentucky	Home of Thomas Merton Thomas Merton Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. was a 20th century Anglo-American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion...	http://www.monks.org/aloneingod.html
New Melleray Abbey New Melleray Abbey New Melleray Abbey is located near Dubuque, Iowa. The monks there are members of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance . The abbey is located about 15 miles southwest of Dubuque and is located in the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The current Abbot is the Right Reverend Brendan...	Trappist	1849	Peosta, Iowa		http://www.newmelleray.org/
Our Lady of Spring Bank Cistercian Abbey	Common Observance	1920s	Sparta, Wisconsin Sparta, Wisconsin Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States, along the La Crosse River. The population was 9,522 at the 2010 census.-Notable people:*William Hawley Atwell, U.S. District Court Judge in Texas*Larry Baumel, NASCAR...	Closed 2011. Supported itself with financial investing, real estate, forestry and rental of farmland. It also operated "Laser Monks", which provided recycled laser toner Toner Toner is a powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the printed text and images on the paper. In its early form it was simply carbon powder. Then, to improve the quality of the printout, the carbon was melt-mixed with a polymer...  and ink jet cartridges.
Monastery of the Holy Spirit	Trappist	1944	Conyers, Georgia		http://www.trappist.net/
Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity	Trappist	1947	Huntsville, Utah Huntsville, Utah Huntsville is a town in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...		http://www.holytrinityabbey.org
Mount Saint Mary's Abbey	Nuns (Trappist)	1949	Wrentham, Massachusetts Wrentham, Massachusetts Wrentham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,955 at the 2010 census.- History :Wrentham was first settled by the English in 1660 and officially incorporated in 1673. It was burned down during King Philip's War 1675-1676. For a short time, it was the...	Daughter house of St. Mary's Abbey (Glencairn, Waterford Waterford Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland... ).	http://abbey.msmabbey.org/
Mepkin Abbey Mepkin Abbey Mepkin Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The abbey is located near Moncks Corner, at the junction of the two forks of the Cooper River northwest of Charleston....	Trappist	1949	Moncks Corner, South Carolina		http://www.mepkinabbey.org/home.htm
Assumption Abbey Assumption Abbey Assumption Abbey is a community of monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, popularly known as Trappists. The monks first came to Ava, Missouri from New Melleray Abbey in Iowa in 1950 to establish the monastic life here. The Assumption Abbey is popular for its fruitcakes...	Trappist	1950	Ava, Missouri Ava, Missouri Ava is the only incorporated city in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,993 at the 2010 census. Ava is the county seat of Douglas County. The city was founded in 1871 and was named Ava in 1881 after being renamed from the town's original name, Militia...		http://www.assumptionabbey.org/
Holy Cross Abbey Holy Cross Abbey, Virginia Holy Cross Abbey is a monastery of the Catholic Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , popularly known as the Trappists. The monastery is located near Berryville in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, United States...	Trappist	1950	Berryville, Virginia Berryville, Virginia Berryville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...		http://www.hcava.org
St. Joseph Abbey	Trappist	1950	Spencer, Massachusetts	Founded as Our Lady of the Valley Abbey in Central Falls, Rhode Island Central Falls, Rhode Island Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 19,376 at the 2010 census. With an area of only , it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the thirty-second most densely populated incorporated place in the United...  in 1900. Moved 1950 after a fire destroyed most of their buildings.	http://www.spencerabbey.org/index.html
Abbey of the Genesee Abbey of the Genesee The Abbey of the Genesee is a community of more than two dozen contemplative monks located near Piffard in the town of York, New York. They are a member of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, commonly known as the Trappists...	Trappist	1951	Piffard, New York		http://www.geneseeabbey.org/
Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey is a monastery in a rural area of the U.S. state of Oregon. The monks are members of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, commonly called the Trappists. It is located in Yamhill County north of Lafayette about southwest of Portland.Currently...	Trappist	1955	Lafayette, Oregon Lafayette, Oregon Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States on the Yamhill River and Oregon Route 99W. It was founded in 1846 and incorporated in 1878...	The community moved from the abbey at Pecos, New Mexico (founded 1948) to Oregon, where farming gave higher yields.	http://www.trappistabbey.org/
Abbey of New Clairvaux Abbey of New Clairvaux The Abbey of New Clairvaux is a rural Trappist monastery located in Northern California in the small town of Vina in Tehama County. The farmland, once owned by Leland Stanford, grows prunes, walnuts, and grapes which the monks harvest from the orchards and vineyards to sustain the...	Trappist	1955	Vina, California		http://www.newclairvaux.org/
Valley of Our Lady Monastery	Nuns (Common Observance)	1957	Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,231 at the 2000 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Prairie du Sac, the Wisconsin River, and the village of Sauk City; together, Prairie du Sac and Sauk City are referred to as Sauk...	The first Cistercian nunnery in the United States, founded by nuns from the Swiss Abbey of Frauenthal.	http://www.nunocist.org/
Our Lady of Dallas Abbey	Common Observance	1958	Irving, Texas Irving, Texas Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...		http://www.cistercian.org/abbey/index.html
Redwoods Monastery	Nuns (Trappist)	1962	Whitethorn, California Whitethorn, California Whitethorn is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located southwest of Garberville, at an elevation of 1024 feet . Whitethorn shares a zip code with Shelter Cove, California. It is located along California's Lost Coast...	Founded from the Cistercian monastery of Nazareth in Belgium.	http://www.redwoodsabbey.org/
Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey The Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey is located near Dubuque, Iowa. The nuns there are members of the Order of the Cistercian Strict Observance , part of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The current Abbess is Sr...	Nuns (Trappist)	1964	Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....	Daughter-house of Mt. St. Mary Abbey in Wrentham, Massachusetts.	http://www.mississippiabbey.org/Home
Monastery of Our Lady of the Angels	Nuns (Trappist)	1987	Crozet, Virginia Crozet, Virginia Crozet is a census-designated place in Albemarle County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is situated along the I-64 corridor approximately west of Charlottesville and east of Staunton. Originally called "Wayland's Crossing", it was renamed in 1870 in honor of Colonel Claudius Crozet, the...		http://www.olamonastery.org/
Our Lady of Fatima Monastery	Common Observance		Mount Laurel, New Jersey
St Benedict Monastery	Trappist	1956	Snowmass, Colorado Snowmass, Colorado Snowmass is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. It is situated in the valley of the Roaring Fork River, near the mouth of Snowmass Creek along State Highway 82 between Aspen and Basalt...		http://www.snowmass.org/
Santa Rita Abbey	Nuns (Trappist)		Sonoita, Arizona Sonoita, Arizona Sonoita is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 826 at the 2000 census....		http://santaritabbey.org/index.html

Australia and New Zealand

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Details	Website
Tarrawarra Abbey		1954	Victoria, Australia	Founded from Ireland. Since 1998 Tarrawarra has had a daughter house in Kerala, India: Kurisumala Ashram.	http://home.vicnet.net.au/~tarabbey/
Southern Star Abbey Southern Star Abbey The Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star or Southern Star Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located in a remote, rural area of the North Island, New Zealand in the Diocese of Palmerston North. It is of the Trappist tradition . The monastery supports itself by operating a dairy farm...		1954	Kopua, New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	The Abbey is situated on a dairy farm between Dannevirke and Takapau, Central Hawke's Bay.	http://www.kopuamonastery.org.nz/

Brasil

Abbey	Type	Founded	Location	Details	Website
Abadia de Nossa Senhora de São Bernardo	Monges (OCist.)	1943	São José do Rio Pardo, SP, Brasil	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.	http://www.abadia.org.br

External links

• Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance (Trappists): Monasteries and Web Sites
• BRASIL - Abadia de Nossa Senhora de São Bernardo (OCist.)