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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The archaeological area of Cassino includes the remains of Casinum : the history of the city begins in prehistory . Casinum seems to have been inhabited by the Volscians first , and then by Sunni and eventually came under Roman rule since the third century. C. On the way through the archaeological area of Cassino […]
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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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The Accademia Gallery is a museum in Florence, in Ricasoli. The museum, second in Italy for the number of visitors after the Uffizi Gallery, with the largest number of Michelangelo’s sculptures in the world (seven), including the famous David.
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The Basilica of San Marco in Florence is one of the churches of the old town. The church was originally part of the large complex of the convent of San Marco. In 1437 Cosimo the Elder, at the suggestion of Antonino Pierozzi then general vicar of the order, decided to start the renovation of the […]
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