Location
Official nameMonasterio Cisterciense de Santa Ana
Number33
AddressApartado 128 - Carretera de Toledo Km. 3, Ávila, Spain
Contact Information
Telephone[34] (920) 22.16.66
Community emailocsosantaana@planalfa.es
SuperiorMadre María Luisa Gómez Tejada, Superior ad nutum 2018
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Abulensis (Ávila)
OCSO regionRE
History
- Founded in 1330 by bishop D. Sanches Blanques of Avila. This monastery incorporated those of S. Clement de Adaja, S. Scholastica and S. Millán, all of the Order of Cîteaux. They enjoyed royal favor. It was here that Isabelle the Catholic was educated. They were visited by the empress Isabelle and her son Philippe II.
Father immediateViaceli (hasta 2023); Dom Carlos Gutiérrez Cuartango de Sobrado (2023)
Past superiors
- Ana María GOMEZ FERNANDEZ — Abbess — 30/01/1953 – 30/01/1956
- Corazón de Jesús GUTIERREZ — Abbess — 30/01/1956 – 30/01/1968
- Pilar CUBILLO PEREZ — Abbess — 30/01/1968 – 1998
- María Luisa GÓMEZ TEJADA — Abbess — 1998 – 2018
Work/incomeDecoration and sale of ceramics
Guest facilities9 rooms, 13 persons
TransportationStation : Ávila
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