Norcia: 'months, even a year' to repair basilica after earthquake
August 29, 2016
"The destruction in Norcia is serious," reports Father Cassian Folsom, the prior of the Benedictine monastery in the earthquake-ravaged Italian town.
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In the monastery itself, the prior reports, most of the damage is superficial, but there is also some structural damage that must be addressed before the Benedictine community-- now lodged in temporary quarters in Rome-- can return.
"The basilica of San Benedetto was hit badly," however, the prior continues. The church in the birthplace of St. Benedict will "take months, even a year, to repair."
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Further information:
- Fr. Cassian Reflects on the Earthquake (Norcia)
- Update from Norcia monks: church has ‘mostly withstood’ tremors (CWN, 8/26)
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