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Ruins of the Basilica St. Benedict

Rovine della Basilica di San Benedetto
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Piazza San Benedetto, Norcia ItalyMap
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  • billg462
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    Tragic loss from earthquake

    Hard to know what to say other than to acknowledge the terrible damage to this architectural masterpiece. Only the facade remains standing after the October 2016 earthquake. It appears reconstruction ...

    Reviewed on Jun 11, 2017
  • 210judithw
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    My favorite place in the world...that I can't visit

    Due to the earthquake in August of 2016, the Basilica and Monastery are closed. While reconstruction is going on though, the crypt is open for liturgies. 6 am, 10 am Mass and vespers at 6 pm. Norcia i...

    Reviewed on Oct 18, 2016
  • Johndot_12
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    Stunning cathedral setting in a unique square

    I always think that main squares in Umbrian towns can not get any better that the last one you saw. I never fail to be moved by the cathedral and its setting. The stone is beautiful and the rose windo...

    Reviewed on Sep 15, 2016
  • happytraveller575
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    Peaceful and spiritual

    I can't really add to what others have said. Super church with a wonderful history. Don't miss the crypt. Make sure you hear the monks chanting.

    Reviewed on Jul 23, 2016
  • marcopolo111
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    Great mystical experience in the evenings

    This is the heart of Norcia, a basilica built eight hundred years ago on what was believed was the mansion of Saints Benedetto and Scolastica. The basilica footprint is in the form of a romanic cross ...

    Reviewed on Jul 15, 2016
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