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Ivory casket by Abbot Andrea da Faenza
The Arrest of Jesus
An ivory triptych depicting the Passion of Christ,
Ivory casket
The Crucified Christ, carved from ivory
The Madonna with Saint Benedict, Saint Scholastica, Saint Placidus and Saint Justina
Etruscan and Roman artefacts
Corinthian and Apulian amphorae, and Etruscan vases
The statue of St Benedict
The monumental statue erected in honour of St Benedict
The bronze statue of St Benedict
The coat of arms of the town of Cassino
Peace Monument
Rocca Janula
Town of Cassino
Montecassino Abbey
Montecassino Abbey
The Holy Door bearing the inscription ‘PAX’
The coat of arms of the Abbey of Montecassino
Fountain
Montecassino Abbey
The west façade of Montecassino Abbey
Abbey
The dome of the abbey basilica
The south façade of Montecassino Abbey
Entrance to Montecassino Abbey
The entrance cloister at Montecassino
The mosaic of Christ
The west façade of Montecassino Abbey
The portico of the entrance cloister at the Abbey of Montecassino
The arches of the Loggia del Paradiso
Bramante’s cloister
The octagonal cistern in Bramante’s cloister
The stone coat of arms featuring the rampant lion
Bramante’s cloister
Bramante’s cloister
The statue of St Benedict
The statue of St Benedict
The original statue of St Benedict
Statue of Saint Scholastica

Museum: carved ivory casket by Abbot Andrea da Faenza (1370–73), from the Embriaghi workshop

Museum: 14th-century copper and enamel work depicting the Entombment of Jesus

Museum: 19th-century ivory triptych depicting the Passion of Christ, from Germany

Museum: a casket inlaid with carved ivory panels, an object commonly found amongst noble families

Museum: 17th-century ivory crucifix, from France

Museum: Madonna with Saint Benedict, Saint Scholastica, Saint Placid and Saint Justina, dating from the 15th century, by Francesco Raibolini (known as ‘il Francia’), a gift from His Holiness Pope John Paul II

Ancient Etruscan and Roman artefacts, displayed in the room of the same name, which were discovered near the abbey

A selection of Corinthian and Apulian amphorae and Etruscan vases from the 3rd and 4th centuries BC, in Gallery B of the Museum

The monumental statue erected in honour of St Benedict along the Ausonia state road, approximately 3.5 metres tall, by the sculptor Giuseppe Ducrot, was unveiled in 2005

The town’s bronze coat of arms, situated on one side of the plinth, and the statue of St Benedict, sculpted by the artist Giuseppe Ducrot, located along the Ausonia state road

Detail of the bronze statue of St Benedict on the Ausonia main road, wrapped in his cope, holding the abbatial crozier in his left hand and with his right hand pointing south

The bronze coat of arms of the town of Cassino, situated in a small garden along the Ausonia state road

A steel monument to peace (11 metres high) entitled “Esplosione”, by Umberto Mastroianni, unveiled in May 1983

Rocca Janula, commissioned by Abbot Aligerno in the second half of the 10th century, was once the military centre of the Terra di San Benedetto lordship

Panoramic view of the town of Cassino, seen from the mountain of the same name

Via Montecassino, the road leading to the abbey, founded by Saint Benedict of Norcia in 529

The cloister in front of the entrance, decorated with a compass rose, and the abbey’s façade

The ancient holy door bearing the inscription ‘PAX’, the abbey’s main entrance, which is opened only on special occasions

The coat of arms of the Abbey of Montecassino, situated above the Holy Door, featuring a rampant lion on the left, a tower flanked by two soaring cypress trees on the right, and, at the top, the two crossed keys with the papal tiara

A fountain surrounded by greenery, situated in a garden near the entrance

On the right, a cypress tree; on the left, the abbey’s façade with the Holy Door

The west façade of Montecassino Abbey, with its many Renaissance windows, overlooking the Liri Valley

A tree in the foreground and the south façade of the abbey in the background

The green dome with a lantern of the Abbey Basilica

The long southern façade of the abbey, with a large balcony to the left

The large door at the second entrance reserved for visitors

The entrance cloister, with a 1952 bronze statue by Attilio Selva depicting the death of Saint Benedict at its centre

The mosaic of Christ between the Virgin Mary and Saint Martin, designed by Friar Vignarelli, located beneath the portico of the entrance cloister

The west façade of the abbey overlooking the Liri Valley, as seen from the loggia (known as the Loggia del Paradiso)

The portico of the entrance cloister, flanked by two statues on columns

In the foreground, the arches of the Loggia del Paradiso; in the background, the Renaissance well at the centre of Bramante’s cloister

Bramante’s cloister, with the octagonal well at the centre, flanked by two Corinthian columns supporting the entablature

The octagonal cistern flanked by two columns with Corinthian capitals supporting the architrave, situated at the centre of Bramante’s cloister (1595)

The stone coat of arms featuring a rampant lion above the lintel of the octagonal well, situated in Bramante’s cloister

The Bramante Cloister, built in the Renaissance style, 30 metres wide and 40 metres long (including the staircase), was designed by the architect Donato di Pascùccio d’Antònio, known as Bramante, in 1595

The cloister designed by the architect Bramante, and to the right, the columns with Corinthian capitals and the architrave of the octagonal cistern

On the left, the statue of St Benedict in Bramante’s cloister; the grand staircase; and, at the far right, the statue of St Scholastica

The original stone statue of St Benedict with an eagle at his feet in the Bramante Cloister, by the sculptor Pietro Paolo Campi da Carrara

The original statue of St Benedict, dating from 1736, stands at the foot of the staircase in Bramante’s cloister

Statue of Saint Scholastica, situated at the foot of the staircase leading to Bramante’s Renaissance cloister. The inscription at its base reads: “Veni columba mea, veni, coronaberis”

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