Cassino - Rocca Janula

Rocca Janula

Cassino

Janula Rocca is the name of a fortress near Cassino. The fortification in the land of St. Benedict began in the middle of the tenth century: Fr. Aligerno led Benedictine monks in 949 to their historical headquarters of Monte Cassino. They were forced to flee to Capua in 883 due to the expansion of the […]

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Cassino - Monte Cassino

Abbey of Monte Cassino

Cassino

Montecassino is a hill 520 meters above sea level, located in the province of Frosinone, about 130 km southeast of Rome and 2 km from Cassino. Around the year 529, St. Benedict of Nursia established on the relief his first monastery, which derives the Benedictine order. During World War II, the place became famous as […]

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