Territorial abbey immediately subject to the Holy See Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
Territorial Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore
S. Mariae Montis Oliveti Maioris
Latin Church
The Territorial Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Tuscany, mother house of the Olivetan Benedictine Congregation, was founded by Bernardo Tolomei in 1313 and made an abbey nullius (territorial abbey) on 18 January 1765. It is immediately subject to the Holy See and comprises 4 parishes in the comune of Asciano, province of Siena, with only a few hundred inhabitants. The abbot of Monte Oliveto, currently Diego Gualtiero Rosa, O.S.B. Oliv. (since 2010), is ex officio abbot general of the Olivetans.
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- Established
- 1313
- Catholics
- 500
- Priests
- 10
- Territory
- 49 km²
Parishes and churches
4 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cattedrale della Natività di Maria di Monte Oliveto MaggioreChiusure, Asciano · CathedralView parish
- San FlorenzoVescona, AscianoView parish
- San Giovanni BattistaPievina, AscianoView parish
- San Michele ArcangeloChiusure, AscianoView parish
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The bishop
- Abbot Ordinary
- Rt. Rev. Diego Gualtiero Rosa, O.S.B. Oliv.
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The cathedral
Abbey Church of Monte Oliveto Maggiore stands in Monte Oliveto Maggiore, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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