Abbey San Vincenzo al Volturno
The Benedictine abbey of San Vincenzo al Volturno is located about two kilometres from the sources of the river of the same name, in an advantageous position on the fertile Piana di Rocchetta, defended by the chains of Mainarde and Meta to the west and the Matese massif to the south. On the vicissitudes of the monastery, we are informed by the chronicon vulturnense, a miniated code written in 1130 by a monk named John, who had used in turn internal...