The Benedictine Way: in the footsteps of St. Benedict across Umbria and Lazio
The Benedictine Way is a tourist itinerary that leads visitors on a voyage to discover the roots of western monasticism and the Catholic culture of Europe, by visiting ten of the most important places in Umbria and Lazio that were inhabited by St. Benedict and his followers. The figure of St. Benedict came to represent an element of unification in a Europe that had always struggled to build a sense of civil, cultural and spiritual identity. His message, which was spread by the many Benedictine communities from the VII century onwards, sustained the “old continent” during the darkest periods in history, and offered a decisive contribution to the construction of modern society, enough for St. Benedict to be given the title Patron Saint of Europe (Pacis Nuntius - Paul VI, 24 October 1964).
