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Dates of Interest May 7 , 1891 On this date, the monastery's Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was blessed by Abbot-Bishop Leo Haid, O.S.B. It was designated as a pilgrimage shrine. June 8 , 1910 On this date, the 'diocesan' jurisdiction of Belmont Abbey was erected by decree of the Holy Father in Rome. July 27 , 1998 On this date, the Vatican issued a decree elevating the Abbey Church at Belmont to the rank of a Minor Basilica. July 14 , 1993 On this date, the central campus here was entered on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Belmont Abbey National Historic District." July 11 , 1886 On this date, the first three novices professed vows for the new abbey in North Carolina. July 10 , 1886 On this date, for the first time an alumnus of our college was received here as a novice in the monastery. Dates of Interest April 21 , 1876 On this date, the first Benedictine monk to serve at Belmont arrived here. He was accompanied by the first two students for the new college. May 7 , 1891 On this date, the monastery's Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was blessed by Abbot-Bishop Leo Haid, O.S.B. It was designated as a pilgrimage shrine. June 8 , 1910 On this date, the 'diocesan' jurisdiction of Belmont Abbey was erected by decree of the Holy Father in Rome. July 27 , 1998 On this date, the Vatican issued a decree elevating the Abbey Church at Belmont to the rank of a Minor Basilica. July 14 , 1993 On this date, the central campus here was entered on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Belmont Abbey National Historic District." July 11 , 1886 On this date, the first three novices professed vows for the new abbey in North Carolina. July 10 , 1886 On this date, for the first time an alumnus of our college was received here as a novice in the monastery. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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