Santacittarama is the name of the Italian Theravada Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition lineage of Ajahn Chah located near Rome. In the Spring of 1990 the former Italian Bhikkhu Ajahn Thannavaro and then Anagarika John Angelori were sent by Ajahn Sumedho to take up residence in a small house outside the village of Sezze-Romano south of Rome. Later, with an important contribution from the Thai community, a more suitable location was found in Poggio Nativo in the beautiful countryside of Sabina and a larger monastery was established in 1997 with separate buildings for visitors and Kuti's in the woods for residents and visiting Bhikkhus. After the disrobing of the previous Abbot, Ven. Ajahn Chandapalo was invited to become the new abbot, a position he has held to the present day.
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