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'''Monte Cassino''' is a small hilltop in Italy, about 80 miles south of Rome, Italy, a mile to the west of the town of Cassino, for which it is named.  This unlikely hill has been thrust to prominence several times in past centuries.

'''Monte Cassino''' is a small hilltop in Italy, about 80 miles south of Rome, Italy, a mile to the west of the town of Cassino, for which it is named.  This unlikely hill has been thrust to prominence several times in past centuries.[[Image:AbbeyMontecassino.jpg‎ |right|250px|thumb|Abbey Montecassino]]

The Montecassino Monastery, was founded by St. Benedict about 529 of the Christian Era on the remnants of a pre-existing Roman fortification of the municipium Casinum. The heathen cult was still practised on this mountain site in the temple of Apollo and in a nearby holy grove next to a sacrifice area adjoining it.  [[Image:AbbeyMontecassino.jpg‎ |right|250px|thumb|Abbey Montecassino]]

The Montecassino Monastery, was founded by St. Benedict about 529 of the Christian Era on the remnants of a pre-existing Roman fortification of the municipium Casinum. The heathen cult was still practised on this mountain site in the temple of Apollo and in a nearby holy grove next to a sacrifice area adjoining it.