Viaceli
Location
Official Name Abadía Cisterciense de Viaceli
N° 46
Country Spain
City Cóbreces (Cantabria)
Postcode E-39320
Contact Information
Telephone [34] (942) 72 50 17
Fax [34] (942) 72 50 86
Community Email [email protected]
Website www.monasterioviaceli.com
Other Information
Juridical Status Abbey
Diocese Dioecesis Santanderiensis (Santander)
OCSO Region RE
Founded/Restored 1908
Origins
Founded 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.
Foundations
Huerta (1930), Sobrado (1966), Jarabacoa (1986)
Father Immediate
Désert (until 2020); Cardeña (desde 28/02/2022)
Daughter Houses
Huerta ; Sobrado ; Jarabacoa ; Ávila ; Carrizo.
Important Figures
P. Pio Heredia and companions, martyrs
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 and Sources of Income
Cheese factory
Guest Facilities
27 persons
Transportation
Estación : Torrelavega, 15 km. Autobús : Santander-Cóbreces ; Torrelavega-Cóbreces. Aeropuerto : Santander, 35 km.
