Bonitus of Monte Cassino (died c. 584) was a
Benedictine
, image = Medalla San Benito.PNG
, caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal
, abbreviation = OSB
, formation =
, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, found ...
monk and abbot of the monastery of
Monte Cassino
Monte Cassino (today usually spelled Montecassino) is a rocky hill about southeast of Rome, in the Latin Valley, Italy, west of Cassino and at an elevation of . Site of the Roman town of Casinum, it is widely known for its abbey, the first ho ...
. During his abbacy the monastery was plundered by the
Lombards under
Zotto of Benevento and Bonitus fled with his monks to the
Lateran Hill
250px, Basilica and Palace - side view
Lateran and Laterano are the shared names of several buildings in Rome. The properties were once owned by the Lateranus family of the Roman Empire. The Laterani lost their properties to Emperor Constantine ...
in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (Romulus and Remus, legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
...
, dying shortly afterwards.
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120222044521/http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0707.shtml
584 deaths
Italian Benedictines
Italian abbots
category:Benedictine abbots
Year of birth unknown
6th-century Italo-Roman people
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