Monastery of Saint Benedict (Norcia)

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The Monastero di San Benedetto in Monte (English: Monastery of St. Benedict on the Mountain) is a male Benedictine community located in southeastern Umbria, just outside the city of Norcia, Italy. The monks exclusively use the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite as well as the traditional form of the Divine Office. They have become well known for their production of beer, the sale of which provides income for the monastery, as well as for their best-selling album of Gregorian chant. Until 2016, the monks were the custodians of the Basilica of San Benedetto in the center of Norcia, built above the birthplace of Saint Benedict of Nursia and Saint Scholastica. The Basilica and Monastery were destroyed in October 2016 in an earthquake which damaged much of Norcia and the surrounding area. As a result, the monks relocated to an abandoned Capuchin monastery and church located on a hillside 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east of the center of Norcia, where they have constructed temporary accommodations and are constructing a larger, permanent monastery.

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Basilica di San Benedetto

Via Anicia
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Umbria, Italy
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