CAVA, a town of Naples, province of Principato Citra, 26 miles S.E. of Naples. Including the adjoining and dependent villages, it has about 13,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of a bishopric, and has a cathedral, diocesan seminary, convent for noble ladies, and manufactures of silk, cotton, and woollen stuffs. In the vicinity is the famous Benedictine abbey called La Trinità Della Cava, with its fine library and valuable archives.