Viaceli
Dirección
Nombre Oficial Abadía Cisterciense de Viaceli
N° 46
País Spain
Ciudad Cóbreces (Cantabria)
Código Postal E-39320
Contacto
Teléfono [34] (942) 72 50 17
Fax [34] (942) 72 50 86
Email Comunidad [email protected]
Sitio web www.monasterioviaceli.com
Otras Informaciones
Estatuto Jurídico Abbey
Diócesis Dioecesis Santanderiensis (Santander)
Región OCSO RE
(Re)fundado 1908
Orígenes
Founded by Désert (1903-1908): raised to the rank of priory in 1920 and to the rank of abbey in 1926
Historia
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.
Fundaciones
Huerta (1930), Sobrado (1966), Jarabacoa (1986)
Padre Inmediato
Désert (until 2020); Cardeña (desde 28/02/2022)
Casas hijas
Huerta ; Sobrado ; Jarabacoa ; Ávila ; Carrizo.
Figuras importantes
P. Pio Heredia and companions, martyrs
Antiguos(as) Superiores(as)
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
Trabajo y Fuentes de Ingresos
Cheese factory
Hospedaje
27 persons
Transporte
Estación : Torrelavega, 15 km. Autobús : Santander-Cóbreces ; Torrelavega-Cóbreces. Aeropuerto : Santander, 35 km.
