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Alvastra Monastery
Ruins of the monastery.
Alvastra Abbey is located in Östergötland
Alvastra Abbey
Location within Östergötland
Monastery information
OrderCistercians
Established1143[1]
Site
LocationAlvastra, Östergötland County, Sweden

Alvastra Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located at Alvastra in Östergötland, Sweden. It was founded in the first half of the 12th century by a donation of land from King Sverker I of Sweden to the Cistercian Order. It was dissolved and appropriated by the Crown at the time of the Protestant Reformation.

Alvastra as it looked in Suecia antiqua et hodierna, around 1700.

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  1. ^ "Alvastra Monastery". Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 1 September 2011.


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