St Scholastica Abbey SitesMay 24, 2024Founded around the year 520 this is the oldest monastery in Italy and the oldest Benedictine monastery in the world
Former St Caterina Monastery SitesMay 24, 2024Only the perimeter walls of the church remaining as testimony to this important monastery
Heavenly Brews: Monastic Beers of Norcia, Italy Food and DrinkMay 23, 2024Norcia is famous for its culinary offerings, stunning scenery and local beer
A visit to the site of the baptism of Jesus of Nazareth StoriesMay 22, 2024Al-Maghtas is mentioned in the Gospels as Bethany Beyond the Jordan, the place where, according to tradition, Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by his cousin, John the Baptist.
Al-Maghtas SitesMay 22, 2024The site of Jesus’ baptism at “Bethany beyond the Jordan”, archaeological site and World Heritage Site
Montecassino Abbey SitesMay 21, 2024Famous abbey where St. Benedict is buried and which was the scene of a terrible battle in World War II.
Saint Mary of All Graces church SitesMay 21, 2024A church that houses valuable treasures, including some frescoes rescued from the nearby Rupestrian Church
Counts of Aquino Castle SitesMay 17, 2024This castle is the birthplace of one of the greatest Doctors of the Church, St. Thomas Aquinas.
Hermitage of Sant’Angelo in Asprano SitesMay 17, 2024The hermitage includes a church with a small apse and is adorned with valuable 11th-12th century Byzantine and Benedictine style frescoes