Monte Cassino Abbey

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Benedictine monastery Catholic monastery Christian religious site

Monte Cassino Abbey is a historic hilltop monastery in Italy, renowned as the cradle of the Benedictine Order and a symbol of European monasticism and learning.

Aliases (7)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monastery → Catholic monastery → Christian religious site →
affiliation	Benedictine Confederation →
architecturalStyle	20th-century reconstruction → Baroque →
associatedWith	Benedictine scholarship → Rule of Saint Benedict →
battleDate	1944 →
contains	basilica → cemetery → cloisters → monastic library →
country	Italy →
destroyedBy	Allied bombing →
destroyedIn	World War II →
destructionDate	1944 →
elevation	about 520 metres →
foundedBy	Saint Benedict of Nursia →
foundingDate	c. 529 →
governingBody	Abbot of Monte Cassino →
hasFunction	cultural heritage site → monastery → pilgrimage site →
hasHeritageStatus	important Italian cultural property →
hasWebsite	https://www.abbaziamontecassino.org/ →
heritage	major site of Christian monastic culture →
languageOfLiturgy	Latin →
locatedIn	Cassino → Lazio → Province of Frosinone →
locatedNear	Rome →
locatedOn	Monte Cassino hill →
nearRiver	River Liri →
notableEvent	Battle of Monte Cassino →
openToPublic	yes →
order	Order of Saint Benedict →
patronSaint	Saint Benedict of Nursia →
primaryDenomination	Latin Church →
rebuiltIn	post-World War II period →
reconsecratedIn	1964 →
region	central Italy →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
significance	center of medieval learning → cradle of the Benedictine Order → symbol of European monasticism →
touristAttraction	yes →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Irish Guards ("Monte Cassino") → Scots Guards ("Monte Cassino") → Welsh Guards ("Monte Cassino") →	battleHonour
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin ("Monte Cassino monastery area") → Paul the Deacon →	associatedWith
Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries at Cassino ("Monte Cassino") → Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries at Cassino ("Abbey of Monte Cassino") →	locatedNear
Monte Cassino Abbey ("Monte Cassino hill") → Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino ("Monte Cassino hill") →	locatedOn
Battle for Rome ("Monte Cassino") → Battle of Monte Cassino ("Monte Cassino, Italy") →	location
Gustav Line ("Monte Cassino") → Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino ("Abbey of Monte Cassino") →	near
Saint Benedict of Nursia ("Monte Cassino") →	deathPlace
Saint Benedict of Nursia ("Monastery of Monte Cassino") →	founded
Province of Frosinone ("Montecassino Abbey") →	hasHistoricSite
Benedictines →	notableMonastery