Kalavryta

Title

Kalavryta

Also Known As

Bella Vallis, Colabrica, Colabrita, Colimbria, Kalabrita

Dates

Founded bef. 1228; dissolved by 1320

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Prémontré? Belval?

Medieval Diocese

Patras

History

A Premonstratensian house was founded at Kalavryta by Geoffroi II de Villehardouin, later prince of Achaea. Its history is highly obscure. Backmund has suggested that it was founded on the site of an earlier Orthodox monastery, and that the site was later taken over by Cistercians.

Heads of Community

Abbots

Bertram, fl. ?
Nicholas, fl. ?

Status

Abbey

Files

Citation

“Kalavryta,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/454.

Geolocation