Fossanova is one of the finest examples of early
Burgundian Gothic architecture in Italy, dating to around 1135. Consecrated in 1208 by monks of its
motherhouse of
Hautecombe, it retains the bare architecture, the magnificent rose window and finely carved capitals, reflecting the prominent role within the area. In July 1198 Eugenius, the master chamberlain of Apulia and Terra di Lavoro, was ordered by
Constance and her son to transfer a land property from the imperial ownership to the Abbey of Fossanova. The property was located near
Aversa and its extension was calculated by John Bassus, chamberlain of the Terra di Lavoro. A monk of Fossanova compiled the
Annales Ceccanenses down to 1218. Another historical source for the same temporal extension are the
Annales Ceccanenses. Since 1935 pastoral duties in the local abbey parish were entrusted to the care of Franciscan Friars Conventual (OFMConv.), until 2017. Since 2017, the pastoral care of the abbey and its parish have been entrusted to the fathers of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, with the help of the sisters from the same Religious Family, the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, who live in a convent at just a few kilometers. The 1973
nunsploitation film
The Nun and The Devil obtained permission to shoot scenes in Fossanova Abbey by withholding details of the plot.[1] == Architecture ==