Benedectine Monasteries of Subiaco , clic sull'icona benedettina per tornare alla home
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The second cloister, the Gothic Cloister, probably goes back to the end of the XIIIth century; it is simple and austere with sharp arches mounted on strong pillars.
On the Eastern side of the cloister is the façade of the ancient gothic church.
This church was built towards the end of the XIIth century or in the early part of the XIIIth century; all its walls are still in existence (those on the North side are particularly interesting) as also are the following: a half rosette on the East side; the huge arches (still visible on the vault of the present church), like so many dams, used to support the roof of the church; and the entrance which was added somewhat later and is greatly admired for its beauty.
In the lunette of this entrance is a fresco depicting the Blessed Virgin with the Divine Child, St. Benedict and St. Scholastica ( about 1400).
On the wall beside the entrance are some paintings of the XIVth century, depicting episodes in the life of St. Benedict: the miracle of the hook which the Goth had dropped in the lake, the attempt of the monks of Vicovaro to kill St. Benedict, the slothful monk cured by St. Benedict by means of the rod.