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Massimo ci porta ad ammirare la splendida abbazia cistercense.

L’abbazia, conosciuta anche col nome di Sanavalle, era un monastero dei cistercensi anche se esisteva prima del loro arrivo.

the cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria
(Follina (TV) – Veneto)

text by: Gianni - photo by: Massimo

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Un po' di storia:
L’abbazia viene menzionata per la prima vola in un documento del 1127.
Era soggetta alla chiesa veronese di San Fermo.
Inizialmente monastero, pare, benedettino, poi passato ai cistercensi.
Il legame con San Fermo andò sempre più indebolendosi.
Nel 1217 papa Onorio III risolse una diatriba, rifiuto dell’abbazia a pagare un tributo, tra l’abbazia e San Fermo dando ragione all’abbazia.
Nel corso degli anni si arricchì raggiungendo il massimo splendore nel XIII secolo.
Nel 1448 papa Nicolò V la declassò a commenda.
Nel 1739 vi si insediarono stabilmente i Camaldolesi sino al 1771 quando Venezia soppresse il monastero trasferendo i suoi beni alla chiesa di Murano San Michele.
Subì gravissimi danni nella guerra 15-18.
Nel 1919 iniziarono i lavori di restauro.

Per saperne di più:
wikipedia: Follina
wikipedia: Abbazia di Santa Maria

Si ringrazia l’amico Massimo per le immagini che ci ha permesso di pubblicare.

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the cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria
(Follina (TV) – Veneto)

Massimo takes us to admire the splendid Cistercian abbey.

The abbey, also known as Sanavalle, was a Cistercian monastery even though it existed before their arrival.

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A bit of history:
The abbey is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1127.
It was subject to the Veronese church of San Fermo. It appears to have been a Benedictine monastery, later passed to the Cistercians.
The bond with San Fermo became increasingly weaker.
In 1217 Pope Honorius III resolved a dispute between the abbey and San Fermo over the abbey's refusal to pay a tribute, ruling in favor of the abbey.
Over the years it grew richer, reaching its maximum splendor in the 13th century.
In 1448 Pope Nicholas V downgraded it to a commendam.
In 1739 the Camaldolese settled there permanently until 1771 when Venice suppressed the monastery and transferred its assets to the church of Murano San Michele.
It suffered severe damage in the 1915-18 war. Restoration work began in 1919.

For more info:
wikipedia: Follina
wikipedia: Abbazia di Santa Maria

Thanks to our friend Massimo for the pictures he allowed us to publish.

text by: Gianni
photo by: Massimo

Veneto 6 - release date: 2026-09-04

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the cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria(Follina (TV) – Veneto)

the cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria
(Follina (TV) – Veneto)