When St. Benedict was a young man, he grew increasingly disenchanted with the Roman lifestyle of the time and wanted to go somewhere where he would not be thrown off course from growing closer to God. So he moved into this cave near what is now Subiaco up in the mountains. Benedict lived there as a hermit for three years. People who lived in the area would bring food in a basket and send it up to him. Eventually he was asked to be the abbot of the monastery, building 12 of them, one which we visited today. This one was the cave which he retreated to. Father Steve also said Mass today, the Feast Day of St. Joseph, which is a national holiday in Italy, the students helped with the other roles at Mass. After Mass, Don Sergio one of the Monks, led us on a tour. This entire monastery at Subiaco is built around St. Benedict’s cave, in the side of the mountain. It is painted with frescoes of Christian teachings throughout.
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I had to search it by ORD arrivals at 3