Trappist Abbey of Quilvo

The Trappistinnenabtei Quilvo , official name Monasterio Trapense Nuestra Señora de Quilvo since 1981 a monastery of Trappist nuns in Curicó in the Diocese of Talca in Chile .

history

The Italian Trappist abbey of Vitorchiano founded the nunnery Nuestra Señora de Quilvo in the Chilean city of Curicó in 1981 , which was elevated to a priory in 1988 , an independent priory in 1994 and an abbey in 1998 . Carlos González Cruchaga was the founding bishop of the Talca diocese . The monastery founded the daughter monastery Boa Vista in Brazil in 2009 . The earthquake in Chile in 2010 caused great damage to the monastery.

Superiors

• Ludovica Bussatto (1981-2013)
• Mariela Jeres Pereira (2013-2019)

Web links

• Website of the monastery, Spanish
• Page of the monastery on the Trappist website
• Report on the monastery church, Spanish, illustrated

Coordinates: 34 ° 55 ′ 0.2 ″  S , 71 ° 7 ′ 24.1 ″  W.