Fossanova Abbey

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Fossanova Abbey is a medieval Cistercian monastery in Italy, renowned as the place where the theologian and philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas died.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Abbey of Fossanova 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery
abbey
medieval monastery
architecturalStyle Cistercian architecture
Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
associatedWith Scholastic philosophy
Thomism
constructionMaterial stone
country Italy
deathDateOfThomasAquinas 1274
dedicatedTo Saint Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
era Middle Ages
foundedAs Benedictine monastery
hasCloisterType Cistercian cloister
hasFeature austere decoration
pointed arches
ribbed vaults
rose window
hasPart abbey church
chapter house
cloister
monastic buildings
refectory
heritageDesignation Italian national monument
heritageStatus well-preserved medieval monastic complex
laterAffiliation Cistercians
surface form: Cistercian Order
liturgicalDedication Assumption of Mary
liturgicalUse Roman Rite
locatedIn Lazio
Priverno
Province of Latina
central Italy
locatedOn Amaseno River valley
namedAfter Fossanova
near Priverno railway station
Sermoneta
Terracina
notableEvent death of Thomas Aquinas
notablePersonDiedHere St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: Thomas Aquinas
region Agro Pontino
surface form: Agro Pontino area
religiousOrder Cistercians
tourism open to visitors
usedAs monastery
parish church
tourist attraction

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Province of Latina hasHeritageSite Fossanova Abbey
this entity surface form: Abbey of Fossanova
St. Thomas Aquinas placeOfDeath Fossanova Abbey