Umberto Eco's novel, "The Name of the Rose," is an eventful mystery that takes place in an Italian abbey during the 14th century. The story is told through the eyes of the young Benedictine novice, ...
Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young apprentice Adso of Melk reach an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order ...