{"id":501,"date":"2025-11-04T11:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/2025\/11\/04\/st-benedicts-basilica-reopens-9-years-after-quake\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:33:16","slug":"st-benedicts-basilica-reopens-9-years-after-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/2025\/11\/04\/st-benedicts-basilica-reopens-9-years-after-quake\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Benedict\u2019s Basilica Reopens 9 Years After Quake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"faq-summary\">\n<p><strong>Q: What is the main news in this article?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: The Basilica of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy, has officially reopened for worship after a four-year reconstruction project, nine years after it was severely damaged by a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in 2016.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Q: Why is the Basilica of St. Benedict significant?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: It marks the birthplace of St. Benedict, the founder of the Benedictine order and a co-patron saint of Europe, making it a vital center of Benedictine spirituality and a monument of historical and artistic value.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Q: What was involved in the reconstruction efforts?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: The four-year, 15-million-euro project prioritized using original materials while incorporating modern earthquake-resistant designs and handicap accessibility, reflecting a commitment to both heritage and safety.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Q: What message did church leaders share at the reopening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Archbishop Renato Boccardo emphasized that while the beautifully rebuilt church is important, it must be matched by a community living out Christian values, seeking truth and justice, and building a merciful society.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Q: What happened to the Benedictine monks who lived there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: After the 2016 earthquake destroyed their adjoining monastery, the community of American monks moved to a new location outside Norcia, which has since been rebuilt, elevated to an abbey, and is known for its beer brewing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nThis is a summary of the article from https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/st-benedict-basilica-norcia-reopens-earthquake. Visit this link to view more.\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BLgUiDcdIK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/st-benedict-basilica-norcia-reopens-earthquake\">Italian Basilica of St. Benedict reopens 9 years after it was destroyed by earthquake<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Italian Basilica of St. Benedict reopens 9 years after it was destroyed by earthquake&#8221; &#8212; EWTN Vatican\" src=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/st-benedict-basilica-norcia-reopens-earthquake\/embed#?secret=AoC0QqjEXo#?secret=BLgUiDcdIK\" data-secret=\"BLgUiDcdIK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: What is the main news in this article? A: The Basilica of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy, has officially reopened for worship after a four-year reconstruction project, nine years after it was severely damaged by a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in 2016. Q: Why is the Basilica of St. Benedict significant? A: It marks the birthplace [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}