Orval Abbey

Summary

Orval Abbey is a monastery^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Orval Abbey is located in Florenville^[3].
• Orval Abbey is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Orval Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery^[5].
• Orval Abbey's instance of is recorded as benedictine abbey^[6].
• Orval Abbey's instance of is recorded as Trappist monastery^[7].
• Orval Abbey's instance of is recorded as religious community^[8].
• Orval Abbey's instance of is recorded as organization^[9].
• Orval Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Abbaye d'Orval^[10].
• Orval Abbey comprises Ruins of the old Orval Abbey^[11].
• January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Orval Abbey^[12].
• Orval Abbey's religious order is recorded as Cistercians^[13].
• Orval Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines^[14].
• Orval Abbey's mother house is recorded as Trois-Fontaines Abbey^[15].
• Orval Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.639722222222, 'lon': 5.3488888888889}^[16].
• Orval Abbey's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur^[17].
• Orval Abbey's official website is recorded as https://www.orval.be^[18].
• Orval Abbey's main subject is lifestance organisation^[19].
• Orval Abbey's owner of is recorded as Orval Brewery^[20].

Body

Founding

January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Orval Abbey^[12].

Why It Matters

Orval Abbey ranks in the top 7% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]