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Gregory II, the 89th Pope of the Catholic Church
Marble statues of popes and monarchs
Zachariae Pastor Pastorum, the 91st Pope of the Catholic Church
Portico of the Cloister of the Benefactors
The statue of Pope Gregory II
A panel from the main door of the Cathedral Basilica
St Benedict driving out the devil
The Cathedral Basilica of Montecassino
The vault of the Cathedral
The pillar of the Basilica
The marble staircase of the Basilica
‘Lipped’ holy water font
The staircase and the chancel of the Basilica
The high altar by Cosimo Fanzago
The high altar of the Cathedral Basilica
The dome with frescoes by Pietro Annigoni
The Chapel of the Most Holy Sacrament
Christ Blessing
Gilded candelabra
Vincenzo Mascioni’s pipe organ
The mortal remains of Saint Benedict and his sister, Saint Scholastica
The Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul
Chapel of St John the Baptist
The Cathedral Basilica of Montecassino
Gold statue of a cherub
Gold statue of a cherub
The marble floor of the Cathedral Basilica
The mosaic crucifix in the Basilica
The Chapel of St Placido
A mosaic in the Chapel of St Placido
Marble bas-reliefs
The crypt of the Basilica
The central chapel of the crypt
The statues of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica in ecstasy
The golden tabernacle
Chapel of San Mauro
Chapel of San Mauro
Bas-reliefs in the crypt, depicting bishops and Pope Urban V
The central vault of the crypt
The central vault of the crypt

The marble statue of Gregory II, the 89th Pope of the Catholic Church, beneath the portico of the Cloister of the Benefactors

The marble statues of the popes and monarchs who supported the monastery, in front of the portico of the Cloister of the Benefactors

The statue of Zachariae Pastor Pastorum, the 91st Pope of the Catholic Church, situated in a niche beneath the portico

Portico of the Cloister of the Benefactors, designed by Antonio da Sangallo and dating from 1513, featuring several statues, including Pope Benedict XIV (opposite) and Pope Victor III (on the right)

The portico of the Cloister of the Benefactors with the marble statue of Pope Gregory II (left)

A panel forming part of the left-hand bronze door of the Cathedral Basilica, by the sculptor Pietro Canonica, depicting Saint Benedict raising a child from the dead

A panel forming part of the left-hand bronze door of the Cathedral Basilica, donated by the President of the Republic, Luigi Einaudi, depicting Saint Benedict driving away the devil who is preventing the removal of a boulder

The central nave of the Cathedral Basilica, which was completely destroyed for the fourth time during the Second World War and rebuilt shortly afterwards, almost exactly as it was before, in the Baroque style

The vault of the central nave of the Cathedral, now bare, once featured frescoes from the 18th-century Neapolitan school of painting, which were destroyed during the fourth battle, ‘Operation Diadem’, in May 1944

One of the pillars of the Basilica, with red and black bands, flanked by two columns supporting the vault

The marble staircase leading to the raised chancel of the Basilica, flanked by balustrades, which were remodelled in 1649 by the architect and sculptor Cosimo Fanzago

A marble ‘lip-shaped’ holy water font supported by a sculpture of a winged angel

The staircase and the majestic raised chancel of the Basilica, redesigned in 1649 by the architect Cosimo Fanzago

The high altar of the Basilica, which was entirely rebuilt using original parts following its most recent destruction, was designed in 1645 by Cosimo Fanzago

The high altar of the Cathedral Basilica, dating from the 17th century, designed by the architect Cosimo Fanzago

The triumphal arch, with two angels at its centre holding up the coat of arms of Montecassino, and the dome featuring frescoes by Pietro Annigoni, painted in 1977

The Chapel of the Most Holy Sacrament, with Nicola Salvi’s tabernacle – which miraculously survived the bombing – at its centre, situated in the right-hand aisle of the Basilica

The bas-relief of the Blessing Christ in white marble, on a wall of the Basilica

A row of gilded candelabra behind the high altar of the Basilica

The Basilica’s new pipe organ, built by Vincenzo Mascioni of Cuvio in 1953, surrounded by frescoes and the wooden choir

The mortal remains of Saint Benedict and his sister Saint Scholastica, enshrined in an urn behind the high altar of the basilica

The third chapel in the left-hand aisle of the Basilica, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, who are depicted in the painting during a meeting; the work is by the painter Silvestro Pistolesi (1979)

Chapel of St John the Baptist, situated in the left-hand aisle and depicted in the two paintings “The Baptism of Christ” (right) and “St John in the Desert” (left), works by the painter Ben Long (1975)

A view from the rear of the central nave of the Basilica, with the large fresco measuring approximately 40 square metres, entitled ‘The Glory of Saint Benedict’, by Piero Annigoni (1979), visible in the background

Gold cherub statues, set on the marble balustrade bordering the chancel

A gold statue of a cherub adorning the balustrade of the chancel

Detail of the marble inlaid floor of the Cathedral Basilica

The starry vault and the mosaic crucifix that adorn the long corridor leading to the crypt

The Chapel of St Placido in the crypt of the Cathedral Basilica, depicted in a high relief flanked by two angels

The stunning mosaic decorations in the crypt and the Chapel of St Placid

Marble bas-reliefs depicting three women, set into a wall of the crypt

The crypt of the Basilica, carved out of the rock in 1544, is the work of Abbot Girolamo Scloccheto of Piacenza

The central chapel of the crypt, with the two cast bronze statues of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica in ecstasy

The cast statues of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica in ecstasy, dating from 1959, by the Cassinese monk Francesco Vignanelli, situated in the central chapel of the crypt

The golden tabernacle situated at the base of the altar in the chapel dedicated to Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica, in the crypt

Chapel of San Mauro in the crypt, depicted in a marble high relief as he blesses the poor and the sick with the cross

The chapel of St Mauro in the crypt of the Basilica, the beloved disciple of St Benedict

Bas-reliefs in the crypt, depicting bishops and Pope Urban V (far right) offering gifts for the reconstruction of Montecassino

The central vault of the crypt, covered in gold mosaics and entirely reconstructed, with the blessing hand at its centre

The vault of the Basilica’s crypt, reconstructed and decorated in 1913 by the Benedictine art school of Beuron Monastery in Germany

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