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.

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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

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Lake Vättern nearbyHistoricSite Alvastra Abbey
Varnhem Abbey motherHouse Alvastra Abbey