Santa Maria Arabona
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Santa Maria Arabona is a Cistercian abbey in Abruzzo, in central Italy. It is located at Manoppello in the frazione also called Santa Maria Arabona. In Roman times the area was sacred to the goddess of fertility and virginity Bona Dea.[1]
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Monastery information | |
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Order | Cistercian |
Established | 1209 |
Disestablished | 1587 |
Mother house | Tre Fontane Abbey |
Diocese | Chieti-Vasto |
Site | |
Location | Manoppello, Italy |
Coordinates | 42.302298°N 14.062206°E / 42.302298; 14.062206 |
Public access | yes |
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