Staffarda Abbey
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Staffarda Abbey (Santa Maria di Staffarda), located near Saluzzo in north-west Italy, is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1135 by Manfredo I Marquis of Saluzzo. The abbey became an important local centre for agriculture and held a flourishing market. It was placed in commendam to the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus in 1750.
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- http://www.piemontefeel.org/EN/Page/t01/view_html?idp=43
- http://www.mauriziano.it/arte/monumenti/staffard/storia.htm
- http://www.piemonte-emozioni.it/cultura/eng/edifici_religiosi/edifici_culto/staffarda.shtml
- http://www.ingranda.it/castelli/pagine/Staffarda.asp
- http://www.comune.revello.cn.it/staffarda.htm?a5
- http://www.cistercensi.info/abbazie/abbazie.asp?ab=1081&lin=en
