EUROPEAN CHARTER OF CISTERCIAN ABBEYS AND SITES

Annual General Meeting : Morimondo Abbey (), 2013

Programme of the AGM Optional Programme “Voyage of Discovery”

Friday 19th April Sunday 21st April For participants who arrive on the morning of Friday, 19th 8:00 Coach departs April, or earlier, we have organised a guided visit to “The 10:00 Visit to Chiaravalle della Colomba Last Supper” (L’Ultima Cena) by Leonardo da Vinci in Abbey. Daughter of Clairvaux founded the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in . Meet at in 1136 in Emilie, in Chiaravalle della 11.00 a.m. in front of the church of S. Maria delle Grazie, Colomba and had the privilege of being Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. This visit has been specially arranged by Sandrina Bandera, member of the Morimondo Foundation and “Sopraintendente per i Beni Storici, Artistici ed Etnoantropologici di Milano e altre province lombarde”. It is therefore essential to book in advance, maximum 25 participants.

17 :00 : Meeting of the Executive Council 20 :00 - 22/00 Dinner 22 :00 : Visit to the “Cella Hospitum” exhibition in the refectory at Morimondo Abbey. visited by St. Bernard in person. 11:00 Mass in Chiaravalle della Colomba Abbey 12:00 Drinks reception in Chiaravalle della Colomba Abbey 12:30- 14:00 Lunch in Fontevivo at the “12 Monaci” (12 monks) restaurant in the abbey cloister 14:00 Visit to Fontevivo Abbey. Daughter of Chiaravalle della Colomba Abbey, founded in 1142. The abbey church of this abbey, which resembles that of its mother church, is today a parish church, but has

Saturday 20th April 8:00 - 9:00 Meeting and registration of participants 9:30 - 11:00 Annual General Meeting 11:00 - 12:45 Guided tour round Morimondo Abbey The abbey was founded in 1134 on a headland overlooking the rich plain. Today this is situated at the heart of the village of the same name. 13:00 - 14:00 Working lunch 15:00 - 16:30 Forum 16:30 - 17:30 Illustrated presentation by Mme Sandrina its monastic infrastructure well preserved. Bandera : Return to Morimondo “Punto di vista artistico di Morimondo” 17:00 Visit to Chiaravalle Milanese Abbey, an (an artistic impression of Morimondo) abbey in active use. Presentation by Padre Mauro Loi, Dinner President of the Morimondo Foundation : “l’Accoglienza nell’abbazia cistercense Monday 22nd April attraverso i documenti” (Welcome 8:00 Depart for Tiglieto to Morimondo Abbey as reflected in 9:30 - 10:30 Visit to Rivalta Scrivia Abbey, daughter documentary evidence) of La Ferté, founded in 1180 in Piemonte, 20:00 - 22:00 Gala Dinner the lands of the abbey are now divided: the rich farmland of the monastery is now used for cereal crops and rice paddies, the parish owns the abbey church and the Hotel Il Chiostro*** east side of the cloister, while the other Close to Morimondo Abbey, acceptable accommodation. conventual buildings are private property. Price: single room: 50€ per night; double room : 60€ per night; triple room: 75 € per night. Via dei Cistercensi, 6 –20081 Morimondo (MI) Tel.: +39 02.9465905 – Fax: +39 02.42108132 [email protected] – www.hotelchiostro.it

Hotel del Parco & Residence**** Good quality hotel, 4*, situated in Vigevano, 8 km (5 miles) from Morimondo Abbey. Price: single room: 80€ per night; double room: 90€ per night Hotel Del Parco & Residence 12:00 Lunch at Tiglieto Corso Milano, 95 – 27029 - Vigevano (Pavia) 13:30 Visit to Tiglieto Abbey, daughter of La Tel.: +39 0381.348170 – Fax: +39 0381.347062 Ferté, founded in 1120 in Liguria, Santa [email protected] – www.delparcohotel.it Maria et Santa Croce, first Cistercian Abbey outside France. It is situated at the Costs and reservation bottom of a wooded valley, by a stream in We hope as many as possible will attend, and look forward lush pasturel,and and illustrates perfectly to your booking as soon as possible to enable us to arrange the Cistercian ideal of escape from the accommodation in the hotels and catering, and to optimise noise of the world. arrangements at the sites being visited.

Please send your reservation for :

- the visit to The Last Supper by de Leonardo da Vinci (19/4) : 9 €/pers - Dinner (19/4) + AGM, lunch and dinner (20/4) : 150 €/ pers - Voyage on 21/4 (non included dinner) : 100 €/pers - Dinner on 21/4 : 25 €/pers - Voyage on 22/4 : 80 €/pers 16:00 Return to Morimondo. (not included in these prices : hotel)

Transport Possibilities to one of the two following addresses: There is a large choice of flights to Milan - Malpensa Airport, about 30 km (20 miles) from Contact for reservations from French abbeys: Morimondo. Charte européenne des abbayes et sites cisterciens - Torino Caselle Airport Hostellerie des Dames – F – 10310 Clairvaux - Bergamo Airport [email protected] Train : Milano Centrale Tel + 33 (0)3 25 27 52 55 – Fax + 33 (0)3 25 27 88 17 For those who arrive by air, we recommend you take the bus to Milano Centrale, then by Metro (M2 - Green Line) to Contact for reservations from abbeys outside France : . You will then be close to Morimondo where Irène Bien you can either take the bus or be collected by volunteers. Vossenbergstraat, 71 3500 Hasselt Hotels Belgique Participants must reserve their hotels themselves. Rooms [email protected] have been reserved in the name of the Charter in the Tel. (home): 00-32-11- 22 26 55 hotels below until March 15. Thank you for reporting to the Mobile: 00-32-477- 72 45 92 hotel that you are attending the General Assembly of the Charter. Payment Please transfer payment before March, 28 to the Charter’s Annunciata (Abbiategrasso) bank account: Near Morimondo. An option has been taken on rooms for Charte européenne des abbayes et sites cisterciens 20 people, valid until 1 month before the AGM. The hotel Société Générale is owned by the local authority. Price: 15€ per person per Place des Cordeliers – F 89000 Auxerre night. RIB : 30003 00210 00050298790 31 Comune di Abbiategrasso – Piazza Marconi, 1 IBAN : FR 76 30003 00210 00050298790 31 Réservation : [email protected] ou mobile: 00 32 BIC : SOGEFRPP (0)477 724592 Thank you to indicate the name of your abbey or site.

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