Where to buy Saint Benedict Medal from Norcia?

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Dear all,

I am have newly heard about Saint Benedict of Norcia and I seem to love him he is a very strong fighter who fought against all devilish things on earth…

i am trying to buy a medal for him, but i want it to be from his origin country and if possible from his monastery and i want the medal to be blessed and prayed on it from the monastery by the monks’ benediction, so does anyone please know where can i buy a such Saint Benedict’s medal from Norcia from an online shop ???

Thank you
 
Or, if you mean from Norcia itself,

The Benedictine monastery there has a gift shop in the town near the basilica, I would presume they sell them.

osbnorcia.org/

A good friend of mine is a monk there,

(FYI, hey also make a really nice Pilsner too 😃
 
joe5 said:
Dear all,

I am have newly heard about Saint Benedict of Norcia and I seem to love him he is a very strong fighter who fought against all devilish things on earth…

i am trying to buy a medal for him, but i want it to be from his origin country and if possible from his monastery and i want the medal to be blessed and prayed on it from the monastery by the monks’ benediction, so does anyone please know where can i buy a such Saint Benedict’s medal from Norcia from an online shop ???

Thank you
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Try the following:

www.leafletonline.com

Very reliable Catholic company.
 
If you want to just get a medal, almost every Catholic store (brick-and-mortar, and online) sells them.

The hard part would be getting one from Norcia (Nursia). You seem to have three options:

  1. *]Go to Norcia. It’s accessible from Rome, via regional bus. It’s also on the same route as Cascia, which is another good place to visit. In addition to being the home of Sts. Benedict & Scholastica, Norcia is also known as one of the best places to buy dried meats in Italy (a nice lunch while visiting, maybe?).
    *]Have a friend who is going to Norcia buy a medal there, and have it blessed for you.
    *]Write the Benedictines at Norcia and ask for one, and ask that they bless it. I would consider putting in a donation (in Euros, if possible) with the letter to cover the cost of the medal and mailing. Most of the Benedictines there are actually of American extraction, so English would work perfectly.
 
Brendan said:
Or, if you mean from Norcia itself,

The Benedictine monastery there has a gift shop in the town near the basilica, I would presume they sell them.

osbnorcia.org/

A good friend of mine is a monk there,

(FYI, hey also make a really nice Pilsner too 😃
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Dear Brendan,
the problem is that i’m far away from europe and i was thinking to message someone at the monastery but i didn’t find any email adress or phone to contact, as you said you have a friend monk there, is it possible that i can call him or email him to ask him send me a medal from the monastery there with the monks benediction and for sure i would love to send the monastery a good donation and thank them a lot because it would mean a lot a lot a lot to me if i will be able to have Saint Benedict’s medal from Norcia monastery…

Thank you for the info you provided :), God bless you
 
L_Marshall said:
If you want to just get a medal, almost every Catholic store (brick-and-mortar, and online) sells them.

The hard part would be getting one from Norcia (Nursia). You seem to have three options:

  1. *]Go to Norcia. It’s accessible from Rome, via regional bus. It’s also on the same route as Cascia, which is another good place to visit. In addition to being the home of Sts. Benedict & Scholastica, Norcia is also known as one of the best places to buy dried meats in Italy (a nice lunch while visiting, maybe?).
    *]Have a friend who is going to Norcia buy a medal there, and have it blessed for you.
    *]Write the Benedictines at Norcia and ask for one, and ask that they bless it. I would consider putting in a donation (in Euros, if possible) with the letter to cover the cost of the medal and mailing. Most of the Benedictines there are actually of American extraction, so English would work perfectly.
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  1. Dear Marshall,
    as you said the third choice is the only possible way for me, but as i told Brendan i didn’t find any contact information with the monastery, so if you have any idea how to contact them, or send them a mail online or through the post i would grateful because it seems i won’t find an online store directly from Norcia monastery…

    thank you for your help 🙂

    God bless you
 
Brendan said:
Or, if you mean from Norcia itself,

The Benedictine monastery there has a gift shop in the town near the basilica, I would presume they sell them.

osbnorcia.org/

A good friend of mine is a monk there,

(FYI, hey also make a really nice Pilsner too 😃
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Please see PM. 🙂
 
joe5 said:
Dear Marshall,
as you said the third choice is the only possible way for me, but as i told Brendan i didn’t find any contact information with the monastery, so if you have any idea how to contact them, or send them a mail online or through the post i would grateful because it seems i won’t find an online store directly from Norcia monastery…

thank you for your help 🙂

God bless you
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You can write the monks at:
Monastero di San Benedetto
Via Reguardati, 22
06046 Norcia (PG)
Italy

Additionally, since many of the monks there are of American extraction, they have a office that handles donations in the United States (if you live there). This may be the optimum way of sending a donation, since depositing a non-Euro check in Italy would be expensive. I would consider writing the monks first (or emailing them at monastero@osbnorcia.org) to sort things out, then sending a donation to their support office at:
The Monks of Norcia Foundation
P.O. Box 3748
Des Moines, IA 50323
United States of America
 
Norcia (Italian spelling) is where St. Benedict was born.

But it is not where he started religious life. He first established himself as a hermit in a grotto in Subiaco, which can be visited (I’ve been twice), when he was 14 years old.

i179.photobucket.com/albums/w312/OraLabora/Italy%202009/DSCN0419.jpg

An abbey was founded at Subiaco during his time. It’s a fairly spectacular location:

i179.photobucket.com/albums/w312/OraLabora/Italy%202009/DSCN0413.jpg

He also founded an abbey at Monte Cassino, where he retired to seeking greater solitude. It is said to be the first abbey he founded. It still exists, and was largely rebuilt after being nearly destroyed by allied bombing in WWII.

i179.photobucket.com/albums/w312/OraLabora/Italy%202009/DSCN0441.jpg

Either of those two places would, IMHO, be more appropriate for a medal of St. Benedict than the monastery at Norcia, which was founded in the 10th century, some 5 centuries after St. Benedict. It’s currently occupied by a very recent Benedictine foundation, founded by Americans. Nothing wrong with it of course, but the monasteries at Subiaco and Monte Cassino are more closely associated with Saint Benedict himself when he was alive.
 
OraLabora said:
Norcia (Italian spelling) is where St. Benedict was born.

But it is not where he started religious life. He first established himself as a hermit in a grotto in Subiaco, which can be visited (I’ve been twice), when he was 14 years old.
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Neat to see the basket that the priest (right?) used to lower down St Benedict’s provisions is part of the statue-scene. :cool:
 
OraLabora said:
Norcia (Italian spelling) is where St. Benedict was born.

But it is not where he started religious life. He first established himself as a hermit in a grotto in Subiaco, which can be visited (I’ve been twice), when he was 14 years old.

An abbey was founded at Subiaco during his time. It’s a fairly spectacular location:

He also founded an abbey at Monte Cassino, where he retired to seeking greater solitude. It is said to be the first abbey he founded. It still exists, and was largely rebuilt after being nearly destroyed by allied bombing in WWII.

Either of those two places would, IMHO, be more appropriate for a medal of St. Benedict than the monastery at Norcia, which was founded in the 10th century, some 5 centuries after St. Benedict. It’s currently occupied by a very recent Benedictine foundation, founded by Americans. Nothing wrong with it of course, but the monasteries at Subiaco and Monte Cassino are more closely associated with Saint Benedict himself when he was alive.
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Thank you very much for the precious info you provided :)… i will try to see how to contact Monte Casino Abbey or Subiaco and if you know any monks there or how to contact them i would be very grateful.

Thank you very much again your help really means to me… God bless you…
 
OraLabora said:
Norcia (Italian spelling) is where St. Benedict was born.

But it is not where he started religious life. He first established himself as a hermit in a grotto in Subiaco, which can be visited (I’ve been twice), when he was 14 years old.

An abbey was founded at Subiaco during his time. It’s a fairly spectacular location:

He also founded an abbey at Monte Cassino, where he retired to seeking greater solitude. It is said to be the first abbey he founded. It still exists, and was largely rebuilt after being nearly destroyed by allied bombing in WWII.

Either of those two places would, IMHO, be more appropriate for a medal of St. Benedict than the monastery at Norcia, which was founded in the 10th century, some 5 centuries after St. Benedict. It’s currently occupied by a very recent Benedictine foundation, founded by Americans. Nothing wrong with it of course, but the monasteries at Subiaco and Monte Cassino are more closely associated with Saint Benedict himself when he was alive.
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Thank you very much for the precious info you provided :)… i will try to see how to contact Monte Casino Abbey or Subiaco and if you know any monks there or how to contact them i would be very grateful.

Thank you very much again your help really means to me… God bless you…
 
joe5 said:
Thank you very much for the precious info you provided :)… i will try to see how to contact Monte Casino Abbey or Subiaco and if you know any monks there or how to contact them i would be very grateful.

Thank you very much again your help really means to me… God bless you…
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Here are the respective websites. They don’t appear to have online shops unfortunately:

Subiaco

Monte Cassino

I met a monk from Subiaco who later came to visit our monastery in Canada but I don’t have any contact info for him. He was our tour guide on my first visit and is a native of Northern Quebec and speaks French and Italian.

I’m not sure how you could get medals from those two abbeys other than visiting their gift shops or asking someone who will visit to bring one back. I’d be glad to oblige but unfortunately my next visit isn’t scheduled until 2017 (the next Benedictine World Oblate’s Congress)
 
OraLabora said:
Here are the respective websites. They don’t appear to have online shops unfortunately:

Subiaco

Monte Cassino

I met a monk from Subiaco who later came to visit our monastery in Canada but I don’t have any contact info for him. He was our tour guide on my first visit and is a native of Northern Quebec and speaks French and Italian.

I’m not sure how you could get medals from those two abbeys other than visiting their gift shops or asking someone who will visit to bring one back. I’d be glad to oblige but unfortunately my next visit isn’t scheduled until 2017 (the next Benedictine World Oblate’s Congress)
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Thanks a lot for your help…

i tried to call Monte Casino but they answered in Italian and when i asked her to speak English she said sorry she only speaks Italian and he hanged up. so i sent an email to Monte Casino abbey and hope they will reply because so far they didn’t reply yet anyway if they didn’t reply i will try Subiaco abbey…

it is very kind of your side to offer that you could get me the medals if you were traveling there, thank you for mentioning that 🙂

may God bless you every second in your life
 
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