[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Statue of St. Benedict [{Image src='1600it.jpg' width='800' alt='Statue of St. Benedict' class='image_left' height='640'}] [{SET customtitle='Statue of St. Benedict'}] \\ Statue of St. Benedict at the Abbey of Monte Cassino, about 130 km (80 mi) southeast of Rome. Benedict established his first monastery here in about 529; it became the source for the Benedictine Order.