Monastero degli Olivetani, Religious monastery in Rovigo, Italy.

The Monastero degli Olivetani is a stone monastery with multiple connected buildings and gardens located in Rovigo's historic center. The complex contains several sections arranged around courtyards and open spaces for both religious and daily monastic life.

The Umiliati founded the monastery in 1244, adding a church after Bishop Guglielmo d'Este's authorization of 10 June 1255. After the community declined and the convent was suppressed on 21 October 1474, Nicolò Roverella brought in Olivetan monks, who rebuilt the complex from 1480 with a cloister designed by Biagio Rossetti. A brick kiln was installed in 1550, and the church was rebuilt from 1562.

The monastery displays religious artworks and architectural details that blend Venetian and Ferrarese influences together. These styles come together in the rooms you walk through, showing how two regions left their mark on the space.

The monastery sits in Rovigo's historic center and is within walking distance of the city's main sights. The railway station connects the city to larger towns like Venice and Bologna, making it easy to visit from surrounding areas.

In 1550 the monks built a kiln on the site to fire the bricks used to enlarge the complex, adding a wing that extended the eastern side of the cloister southward; the same bricks served the rebuilding of the church begun in 1562.