Via Monteoliveto, 61, 82011 Airola BN, Italy, Airola, Campania 82011

Former convent of Airola (BN) Immersed in the greenery of a panoramic hill behind the city, the former convent of Airola is a jewel of history and architecture whose origins date back to the last centuries of the first Christian millennium. The complex, with its characteristic rectangular shape with two suggestive cloisters, is spread over three levels for a total area of about 2, 200 square meters, framed by a private park of over 12, 500 square meters. The privileged position, the historical richness and the timeless charm make this property a unique opportunity, ideal for those who want to invest in an exclusive and evocative context. Background: The religious who lived and sanctified the monastery were first the Cluniacs (1033 1201), of whom the Blessed Agno is remembered; then the Commendatory Abbots, then the Olivetans (1545 1788), who built the church and the current monastic complex on the ruins of the first convent and the small church (there are remains in the basement). After the Napoleonic suppression, the possession passed to the state which, after about fifty years, granted the building to the Benedictines of Montevergine (1842), who remained there until the new suppression wanted by the anticlerical spirit of the neo-kingdom of Italy (1866). In 1882, after a mission preached in the city, the Monastery was purchased by the Passionists, with the help of generous benefactors, including the superior general Blessed Bernardo Silvestrelli.