Sacro Speco monastery
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The Sacro Speco monastery is a medieval Benedictine sanctuary built around the cave where Saint Benedict of Nursia is believed to have lived as a hermit, renowned for its frescoes and spiritual significance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subiaco monasteries | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
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Catholic sanctuary ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| affiliation | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval architecture ⓘ |
| associatedSaint | Saint Benedict of Nursia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine spirituality
ⓘ
Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAround | cave of Saint Benedict of Nursia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Benedict of Nursia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| function |
monastic community
ⓘ
place of pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cave sanctuary
ⓘ
fresco cycles ⓘ rock-hewn chapels ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Holy Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval Christian sanctuary ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frescoes
ⓘ
hermitage of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ spiritual significance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apennine Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Lazio ⓘ Subiaco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Aniene Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | monastic complex of Subiaco ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
prayer and contemplation
ⓘ
religious retreats ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Subiaco monasteries