{"id":53473,"date":"2025-07-21T07:59:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=53473"},"modified":"2025-07-21T07:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:59:34","slug":"the-cave-in-subiaco-where-the-rule-of-st-benedict-was-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/the-cave-in-subiaco-where-the-rule-of-st-benedict-was-born\/","title":{"rendered":"La grotta di Subiaco dove nacque la Regola di San Benedetto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>One unique feature of the monastery at Subiaco is that it was built into the mountain. In any room, at least one wall is bare rock. During construction, the connection with the mountain was always preserved. Even above the main altar of the upper church, the rock juts out and looms overhead, enveloping the worship space like a vast cloak. \/ Credit: D. Ermacora Paris, France, Jun 29, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Nestled among the majestic cliffs of the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One unique feature of the monastery at Subiaco is that it was built into the mountain. In any room, at least one wall is bare rock. During construction, the connection with the mountain was always preserved. Even above the main altar of the upper church, the rock juts out and looms overhead, enveloping the worship space like a vast cloak. \/ Credit: D. Ermacora Paris, France, Jun 29, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Nestled among the majestic cliffs of the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":57737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-53473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6569,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/st-henry-ii-the-german-king-who-became-patron-of-the-benedictine-oblates\/","url_meta":{"origin":53473,"position":0},"title":"St. Henry II, the German king who became patron of the Benedictine Oblates","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source The Regensburger Domspatzen, a choir based at Regensburg Cathedral in Bavaria, Germany. \/ Credit: Bistum Regensburg On July 13, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Henry II, the German king who led and defended Europe\u2019s Roman Empire at the beginning of the first millennium.&nbsp;Henry was born in 973 to Henry the Duke of Bavaria and Princess Gisela of Burgundy in the village of Hildesheim, Bavaria. 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