Sacro Speco

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Sacro Speco is a sanctuary and cave complex in Subiaco, Italy, traditionally venerated as the site where Saint Benedict lived as a hermit and which later became an important Benedictine pilgrimage and monastic center.

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Sacro Speco canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
Catholic pilgrimage site
cave complex
sanctuary
architecturalStyle medieval
associatedWith Rule of Saint Benedict
country Italy
dedicatedTo Saint Benedict of Nursia
eraOfOrigin early Middle Ages
governingBody Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine monks
hasFeature cave sanctuary
chapels
frescoes
monastic buildings
hasFunction monastic center
pilgrimage center
heritage Christian pilgrimage site
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
Subiaco
near Aniene
surface form: Aniene Valley
partOf Benedictine monastic tradition
Subiaco Abbey
surface form: Subiaco monasteries
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
significance important site in the history of Western monasticism
touristAttraction yes
traditionallyAssociatedWith Saint Benedict of Nursia
usedBy Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine Order
veneratedAs site where Saint Benedict lived as a hermit

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Subiaco Abbey hasPart Sacro Speco
Subiaco hasReligiousSite Sacro Speco