Santa Maria Arabona

Cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria Arabona
Abbey church of Santa Maria Arabona
Santa Maria Arabona is located in Italy
Santa Maria Arabona
Location within Italy
Monastery information
OrderCistercian
Established1209
Disestablished1587
Mother houseTre Fontane Abbey
DioceseChieti-Vasto
Site
LocationManoppello, Italy
Coordinates42°18′08″N 14°03′44″E / 42.302298°N 14.062206°E / 42.302298; 14.062206
Public accessyes

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]

  1. ^ "Arabona" (in Italian). Monastero cistercense della Certosa di Firenze. Retrieved December 29, 2014.