Ruins of the monastery.
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Location within Sweden Östergötland
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| Order | Cistercians |
| Established | 1143[1] |
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| Location | Alvastra, Östergötland County, Sweden |
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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.