Location
Official nameAbadía Cisterciense de Viaceli
Number46
Contact Information
Telephone[34] (942) 72 50 17
Fax[34] (942) 72 50 86
Community emailocso.viaceli@confer.es
Websitewww.monasterioviaceli.com
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Santanderiensis (Santander)
OCSO regionRE
OriginsFounded by Désert (1903-1908): raised to the rank of priory in 1920 and to the rank of abbey in 1926
History
- 1903: Founded by Désert, erected canonically in 1908, but the first prior was not elected until 1920.
- 1927: The General Chapter authorized the foundation of Huerta (Soria).
- 1936: During the Civil War, the community was imprisoned, the monastery left abandoned and partially pillaged. 17 monks died, 14 of whom can be considered martyrs. The abbot Dom Emmanuel Fleche was also imprisoned, but released at the request of the French government. After a few months’ interruption, regular life resumed.
- 1951: restoration of the church on the feast of Christ the King, 29 October.
- 1954: Viaceli accepts in principle the restoration of monastic life at Sobrado. Fr. Cid oversaw the restoration of Sobrado carried out by the Spanish government.
Father immediateDésert (until 2020); Cardeña (desde 28/02/2022)
Daughter housesHuerta ; Sobrado ; Jarabacoa ; Ávila ; Carrizo.
Past superiors
- Emmanuel FLECHÉ ROUSSÉ — Superior — 14/07/1907 -30/11/1920
- Emmanuel FLECHÉ ROUSSÉ — Titular Prior — 30/11/1920 – 16/10/1926
- Emmanuel FLECHÉ ROUSSÉ — Abbot — 16/10/1926 – 31/01/1940
- Jesús ALVAREZ ALVAREZ — Abbot — 01/03/1940 – 10/02/1943 (v.55)
- Teofilo SANDOVAL FERNÁNDEZ — Sup. ad nutum — 17/02/1943 – ?/04/1949
- Luis YAGÜE MARTÍN — Abbot — 25/04/1949 – 17/09/1958
- Ceferino GARCIA — Abbot — 22/10/1958 – 03/01/1975
- Mariano BALLANO — Abbot — 06/02/1975 – 16/10/1977 (v.91)
- Alfonso LLUCH — Abbot — 04/11/1977 – 05/11/1983
- Jose-María DE PRADA — Abbot — 21/12/1983 – 21/12/1989
- Doroteo Pío MORENO PASCUAL — Abbot — 21/12/1989 – 29/11/1995
- Alejandro CASTRO RODRIGUEZ — Abbot — 14/12/1995 – 14/09/2018
- José Luis MONGE GARCÍA — Sup ad nutum — 15/09/2018 – 26/11/2019
- José Ignacio MANZANO — Sup ad nutum 2019 – 2020
Work/incomeCheese factory
Guest facilities27 persons
TransportationEstación : Torrelavega, 15 km. Autobús : Santander-Cóbreces ; Torrelavega-Cóbreces. Aeropuerto : Santander, 35 km.
FoundationsHuerta (1930), Sobrado (1966), Jarabacoa (1986)
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