Between the sixth and twentieth centuries, the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino (est. 529) experienced a cycle of atrocities which forever transformed its identity. This book examines how such a ...

The bombing of Monte Cassino Abbey was a “tragic mistake … I said then that there was no evidence the Germans were using the Abbey for military purposes. I say now that there is irrefutable ...

Harry met by adoring fans as he attended an official engagement outside the MAXXI museum in Rome, Italy Gave a speech at the unveiling of the British pavilion for the Universal Expo - to be held ...

who had originally established the Benedictine rules for the monks of his own abbey at Monte Cassino in Italy about 540AD. According to the Rule they were to take a vow of obedience, lead a simple and ...

With some 16 war books to his credit, historian James Holland remains on full firepower in “Cassino ’44”. This follows on ...

Wherever you looked on the campus of Monte Cassino, the process of planting trees was underway, a whole lot of trees. "A ...

Raymond Kleboe Collection/Getty Images The Abbey of Monte Cassino in ruins after Allied bombing Matt still has razor-sharp memories of the battles he fought, and the comrades he lost. He fled ...

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Pluscarden Abbey's cloister. Credit ... an international union of Benedictine houses that includes Subiaco, Monte Cassino, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and various monasteries in Italy, France ...

One of the most sensational art losses in Europe was the disappearance of two Titians and of Breughel the Elder’s The Blind Leading the Blind while in transit from the German-held Monte Cassino ...

As thousands of Allied troops converge on Monte Cassino, they identify a Benedictine abbey on a hillside that they believe is being used by the Germans. Skip to main content Frontlines : Season 1 ...