San Benedetto di Subiaco/Sacro Speco (Subiaco, Lazio)
Nel II libro dei Dialogi Gregorio Magno racconta che un giovanissimo Benedetto decise, agli inizi del secolo VI, di ritirarsi a vivere presso una grotta che si trovava nella parete rocciosa del Monte Taleo, in prossimità di Subiaco, seguendo l’esempio dei padri anacoreti. Qui trascorse tre anni in solitudine per poi fondare, nella valle sublacense, […]
Monastero di San Clemente a Casauria
Il monastero si trova nell’abitato di Castiglione a Casauria (Pescara), di origine preromana, dove fu fondato nell’871 dall’imperatore Ludovico II a seguito di un voto fatto durante la sua prigionia a Benevento, su un’insula del fiume Pescara presso una cappella dedicata a san Quirico.
San Giovanni / San Matteo in Lamis
Sito nell’attuale parco nazionale del Gargano, la storia dell’abitato di San Marco in Lamis si intreccia con quella del santuario, sorto a circa due chilometri dalla cittadina alle pendici del monte Celano probabilmente in epoca longobarda, tuttavia è certa la presenza di una chiesa e di un ospizio già dal V-VI secolo perché i pellegrini […]
Basílica de Conimbriga
The mission of the museum is to protect the ruins of Conimbriga, promote their exhibition and conduct archaeological research; its collection is exclusively composed of archaeological material found in the city. The current exhibition displays everyday objects organised by theme and evokes the monumental forum, the rich domus, the vigour of Roman trade, the religion […]
Igreja de Santo Amaro
With the inauguration of the Visigoth Museum, of the Regional Museum of Beja, at the Santo Amaro Church, fulfilled the aspiration, 40 years old, of several specialists, scholars and local citizens, among which, it is only fair, to mention the name of Abel Viana, who as early as 1940, advocated that it should house the […]
Complexo religioso cristão de Mértola
On the northern slope of the Castle hill, there was probably the forum of the city of Myrtilis, the public square of Roman times. Myrtilis is the old name of Mértola.
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Lorvão
According to the old chronicles, the foundation of a monastery in Lorvão dates back to the 6th century. However, the earliest written documents date back to the 9th century and are later than the Christian Reconquest. At that time, the locale was entrusted to the monks of Cluny, responsible for the agrarian development of the […]
Catedral e Idanha a Velha
Currently referred to as the «Cathedral», this church stands on the foundations of another early Christian church, built in the time of the Suevi and integrated into the kingdom of the Visigoths from 585 onwards. The baptistery close to the south door dates from the time of the Suevi, although the new basilica is the […]
Basílica Do Rossio Do Carmo
In the late 19th century, archaeologist Estácio da Veiga had revealed the archaeological importance of Rossio do Carmo. In the 1980s, an on-site excavation uncovered the structures of an old funerary basilica, which was occupied between the 5th and the 8th centuries, as well as dozens of graves from the same period and from the […]
Igreja de São Gião – Nazaré
Insere-se numa exploração agrícola, adossado a outro edifício mais recente, a cerca de 600 metros do mar, numa língua de terra arável, entre o areal e uma encosta rochosa. Visigothic church from the 7th c. modified in the 12th c. in romanesque style.