Ávila
Location
Official Name Monasterio Cisterciense de Santa Ana
N° 33
Country Spain
City Ávila
Address Apartado 128 - Carretera de Toledo Km. 3
Postcode E-05080
Contact Information
Telephone [34] (920) 22.16.66
Community Email [email protected]
Superior Madre María Luisa Gómez Tejada, Superior ad nutum 2018
Other Information
Juridical Status Abbey
Diocese Dioecesis Abulensis (Ávila)
OCSO Region RE
Founded/Restored 1954
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 Immediate
Viaceli (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 and Sources of Income
Decoration and sale of ceramics
Guest Facilities
9 rooms, 13 persons
Transportation
Station : Ávila
