In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in ...

Of the monks, Father Conacher, who was born in England and then moved to Edinburgh as a child, has been there the longest — ...

In 1712, thanks to recommendation of Pierre Le Gros, he received first commission from Benedictine monastery in Monte Cassino. He worked on commissions from the abbey for next 23 years. The ...

Amatus of Montecassino (Latin: Amatus Casinensis), (11th century) was a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Montecassino who is best known for his historical chronicles of his era. His History of the ...

The Battle of Monte Cassino (otherwise known as the Battle for Rome) had involved the Allies advancing on Cassino with a number of artillery attacks over several months which ultimately included the ...

While the most famous collaboration between Smith and Fellowes may have been on the plush, award-winning period drama series, on which Smith notably played the the acid-tongued Dowager Countess ...

She also reprised her role in the two Downton Abbey films: her character died in 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is among those paying tribute to Smith ...

By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey For 85 years, the names of three of English literature’s best-known writers, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, were featured in ...