Farfa Abbey

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Farfa Abbey
View of the Abbey
42°13′16.66″N 12°43′7.27″E / 42.2212944°N 12.7186861°E / 42.2212944; 12.7186861
Location	Farfa, Fara in Sabina
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Official website
History
Status	Territorial abbey
Dedication	Holy Mary
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church
Style	Carolingian, Baroque
Completed	913
Administration
Province	Rieti
Diocese	Rieti

Farfa
Frazione
The main street of the hamlet below the abbey
Farfa Location of Farfa in Italy
Coordinates: 42°13′16.66″N 12°43′7.27″E / 42.2212944°N 12.7186861°E / 42.2212944; 12.7186861
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Rieti (RI)
Comune	Fara in Sabina
Elevation [1]	138 m (453 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	42
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	02032
Dialing code	(+39) 0765

Farfa Abbey (Italian: Abbazia di Farfa) is a territorial abbey in northern Lazio, central Italy. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the richest and most famous abbeys in Italy. It belongs to the Benedictine Order and is located about 60 km (37 mi) from Rome, in the comune (municipality) of Fara Sabina, of which it is also a frazione (hamlet).^[1]

In 2016 it was added to the "tentative" list to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of a group of eight Italian medieval Benedictine monasteries, representing "The cultural landscape of the Benedictine settlements in medieval Italy".^[2]