This Saint, whose name means "blessed," was born in 480 in Nursia, a small town about seventy miles northeast of Rome ... rather to be concerned about the soul which is immortal. Wherefore, O Holy ...

Benedict was born in Nursia in Italy and lived from about 480 to 550 AD. After studying in Rome, he tried to live before God in solitude as a hermit in a cave at Subiaco, but was soon joined by others ...

So committed are they to Norcia that they named their widely acclaimed beer, Birra Nursia, not after Benedict or another saint but after the town. Fortunately, the brewery was not destroyed in the ...