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  1. Plot summary. In 1327, Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his assistant Adso of Melk arrive at a Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy to attend a theological disputation. The abbey is being used as neutral ground in a dispute between Pope John XXII and the Franciscans over the question of apostolic poverty.

  2. The Name of the Rose is a 1986 historical mystery film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville , called upon to solve a deadly mystery in a medieval abbey.

  3. Sep 24, 1986 · The Name of the Rose: Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. With Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin. An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

  4. Jan 1, 2001 · 367,145 ratings13,140 reviews. The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns to the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, and the ...

  5. The Name of the Rose, novel by Italian writer Umberto Eco, published in 1980. Although it stands on its own as a murder mystery, it is more accurately seen as a questioning of the meaning of ‘truth’ from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives.

  6. The best study guide to The Name of the Rose on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.

  7. Watch The Name of the Rose | Netflix. A 14th-century Franciscan monk and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under odd circumstances. Watch trailers & learn more.

  8. 1327. After a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey, the monks are convinced that the apocalypse is coming. With the Abbey to play host to a council on the Franciscan's Order's belief that the Church should rid itself of wealth, William von Baskerville, a respected Franciscan friar, is asked to assist in determining the cause of the untimely ...

  9. The Name of the Rose: With John Turturro, Rupert Everett, Damian Hardung, Fabrizio Bentivoglio. In 1327, an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at an abbey risking the wrath of a powerful Inquisitor.

  10. The Name of the Rose is directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and based on the novel of the same name written by Umberto Eco. It stars Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin & Michael Lonsdale.