Abbey of the Mount-Cassin

The abbey of the Mount-Cassin is located at the top of the mount éponyme, to 80 km in the west of Naples, in Italy.

Founded by Benoit de Nursie in 529, it is the cradle about the Bénédictins. It is used as retirement with sovereigns and pontiffs such as the prince frankly Carloman, brother of Pépin the Brief, the king lombard Ratchis (with its family), and Saint Gregoire. Containing immense richnesses including one invaluable library (Didier, abbot of 1058 with 1087 makes come from Byzance of the Byzantine enluminés books), the latter is partly placed under the protection of Rome, with a gallery of invaluable tables.

The abbey, several times threatened during the invasions and of the wars, is plundered, ransacked and burned by of Lombards of the duke Zotton. Rebuilt only at the beginning of the 8th century after one period of disorders in Italy (especially related to Lombards), the abbey again is partly destroyed and set fire to by pirate Sarrasins (844), then in 1030 by Normands which start to invade the Southern Italy.

More recently, with the beginning of the year 1944, it is destroyed by the allied bombardments (Bataille of the mount Cassin).

It for summer has rebuilt with the identical one.

Famous characters

Saint Benoit
Between 989 and 992, holy Adalbert of Prague remained in the abbey of Mount-Cassin. It is undoubtedly with the assistance of monks of this abbey that it founds the first monastery Benedictine of Bohemia, that of Břevnov.

List abbots of the Mont Cassin (Italy)

translated of Wikipedia into German language

Internal bonds

article of German Wikipedia: " List der Äbte von Monte Cassino"

External bonds

abbots of the Mount-Cassin
Official site of the abbey in French language.

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