earthquake

Letter #65, 2016: "The Church Has Collapsed"

October 31, 2016, Monday -- The Basilica of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy, at the birthplace of St. Benedict (480-529 A.D.), has completely collapsed due to an earthquake, but thankfully... no lives have been lost in Norcia and the monks and nuns in the city are all safe "The Basilica of St. Benedict is destroyed.'" —Father [...]

Letter #51, 2016: Earthquake in Norcia

August 25, 2016, Thursday -- Two Monks Remain... "There is an incident in the anonymous Life of Ceolfrith which may refer to the young Bede. A plague swept through Ceolfrith's monastery in 686, taking most of the monks who sang in the choir... Only the abbot and a young boy raised and educated by him remained...Ceolfrith [...]

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