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Striscione blu con i loghi di Unione Europea, Ministero Università e Ricerca, PNRR, UniCassino, Sapienza e testo correlato.

Enter the virtual museum

Abbazia di Montecassino – realtà vs modello 3D

Montecassino. Meaning and History

The Abbey of Montecassino is one of Europe’s most important spiritual and cultural centres. It was here that St. Benedict…

Uomo barbuto con veste rossa e viola seduto su una panca, tiene una clessidra blu e bianca; intorno, cornici colorate.

Pray, Work, and… Read

In the Middle Ages, reading and writing played a central role in the monks’ daily lives, along with prayer and manual labour…

Tre figure, due con copricapi e vesti religiose, sedute accanto a una persona giovane; una indica un libro aperto vuoto. Sopra teste, testo latino tra archi e colonne.

 The memory of the Cassinese middle ages

Montecassino is a place of primary importance for Western spirituality, culture and art. Unfortunately, almost all of its architectural…

Tre figure: una seduta con bastone e cappuccio, due in piedi; una delle due regge un libro decorato. Dettagli rossi e blu.

The Desiderian Age

Between 1058 and 1087, Abbot Desiderius took over the leadership of Montecassino. Under his guidance, the monastery…

The Books of the Monastery: Science

In medieval Benedictine monasteries, the sciences played a fundamental role, despite being subordinate…

The Rescue of Artistic Heritage During the Second World War

Before being razed to the ground by the Allies in 1944, the Abbey of Montecassino was home…

Immagine che confronta la versione reale con la versione virtuale dell'abbazia di Montecassino

From memory to virtual

In 1071, the basilica commissioned by Abbot Desiderius was inaugurated. The event highlighted Montecassino’s spiritual role…