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wild poppies on Monti Sibillini
Piano Grande - "Italy in Umbria"
Approaching Piano Grande (in April 2008)
Landscape north of NorciaSan Benedetto di Nursia, famous saint
San Francesco of Assisi is not the only famous Umbrian saint who founded an order. San Benedetto di Nursia lived even earlier and and is considered to have founded the Benedictine order, at least the principle of monk community. He and his twin sister Santa Scolastica were born in Nursia, today’s Norcia, end of 5th century. After having lived in Rome for a while, he left and lived in a cave near Subiaco, where leventually monastery Sacro Speco was built above the cave. Later, in 529, Benedetto moved to Monte Cassino with a group of followers and founded Montecassino Monastery where he wrote his Regula Benedicti, a 73 chapter long book which are base of Benedict Order.
In Norcia, San Benedetto’s impact is very much visible, although it is definitely less visited than famous San Francesco’s Assisi.
Benedictine Order
