NORCIA, Italy — American monks have been raising money to fix up their centuries-old Italian monastery by brewing their own beer — a European monastic tradition that goes back to the Middle ...

The Benedictine monks of Norcia are known for their chart-topping album of Gregorian chants — and their beer. They're donating proceeds to rebuilding efforts, and helping the Umbrian town recover.

For months, I’ve been planning a men’s pilgrimage to Norcia, known to most Americans as Nursia. The pilgrimage was for the men’s group at St. Mark’s Catholic Community in Vicenza, Italy.

Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy, rebuild their town after earthquakes, true to their order’s high regard for labor.

Birra Nursia Extra by Monastero di San Benedetto (Norcia, Italy) Belgian strong dark ale, 10% alcohol by volume (ABV) If holy contact is paramount, Birra Nursia delivers the most monk for your buck.

Saint Benedict was born around 480 AD in Nursia, Italy, an area of southeastern Umbria now best known for its wild-boar sausage. He lived at the time of the rise of Christian monasticism, a ...

God Save(d) The Birra Nursia. The basilica may be in ruins, but the Benedictine brewery survived the earthquake. Rod Dreher . Nov 30, 2016 7:03 PM.