Monte Cassino Abbey | monument, place with historical importance, monastery, Order of Saint Benedict

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 monument, place with historical importance, monastery, Order of Saint Benedict
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Montecassino (also spelled Monte Cassino),is a rocky hill about 130 km (80 miles) south of Rome, Italy, a mile to the west of the town of Cassino (the Roman Casinum having been on the hill) and 520 m (1,700 ft) altitude. 520 m altitude. St. Benedict of Nursia (Norcia) established his first permanent monastery,after his dwelling at Subiaco, the source of the Benedictine Order, here around 529. It was the site of Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944. The site has been visited many times by the Popes and other senior clergy, including a visit by Pope Benedict XVI in May 2009. The monastery is one of the few remaining Territorial abbeys within the Catholic Church.

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Coordinates:   41°29'26"N   13°48'49"E
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