Monte Cassino Territorial Abbey
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Monte Cassino Territorial Abbey[1] or Monte Cassino Archicoenobium[2] (Italian: Abbazia territoriale di Montecassino) is a territorial abbey in Italy and a see of the Roman Catholic Church immediately subject, which belongs to the Ecclesiastical Region of Latium. As of 2016, there were 13 inhabitants, all baptized. The seat is governed by the Right Reverend Abbot Donatus Ogliari O.S.B.
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The abbey of Monte Cassino is located in the region of Latium, in the Province of Frosinone and in the municipality of Cassino and is the seat of the Casinense Congregation.
The monastery, situated on the rocky hill (altitude 516 m) of Monte Cassino near Cassino, a town in southern Latium, was founded by Benedict of Nursia around the year 529. Frequently destroyed, it has repeatedly revived (hence the motto "succisa virescit" on the monastery's coat of arms) and has been renowned for its letters and arts for many centuries. It is considered the most significant of all the monasteries following the rule of Benedict and is referred to as an archabbey or archicoenobium either because of the relics of Benedict, which are venerated according to ancient tradition in the crypt of the abbey church, or because of its own rule, which, although written solely for the monks of Monte Cassino, gradually displaced earlier rules in many monasteries, eventually becoming the Carolingian law for monastic life and playing a significant role in shaping medieval and Western European culture.[citation needed]