Alvastra Abbey
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Alvastra Abbey is a medieval Cistercian monastery ruin in Östergötland, Sweden, historically significant as a major religious and cultural center in the region.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cistercian monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ monastery ruin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic
ⓘ
Romanesque ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| dissolved | 16th century ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring | Swedish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| founded | 1143 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
French Cistercian monks
ⓘ
monks from Clairvaux Abbey ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbot ⓘ |
| hasDenomination | Catholic (pre-Reformation) ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInHistory |
center of land management
ⓘ
center of literacy and learning ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfLiturgicalUse | Latin ⓘ |
| hasOriginalOrderRule | Rule of Saint Benedict as interpreted by Cistercians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | monastic ruins ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | ruin ⓘ |
| influenced | Christianization of surrounding region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alvastra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ödeshög Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Östergötland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricProvince | Östergötland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Lake Vättern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval monastic network in Scandinavia ⓘ |
| region | south-central Sweden ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Cistercians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important medieval cultural center in Sweden
ⓘ
major medieval religious center in Östergötland ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Swedish medieval history studies
ⓘ
archaeological research ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural development
ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ religious worship ⓘ scriptorium and learning ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.