Belmont Abbey, North Carolina

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April 21 , 1876 The first Benedictine monk to serve at Belmont arrived, accompanied by the first two students for the new college.

July 10 , 1886 For the first time an alumnus of our college was received as a novice in the monastery.

July 11 , 1886 The first three novices professed vows for the new abbey in North Carolina.

May 7 , 1891 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 The 'diocesan' jurisdiction of Belmont Abbey was erected by decree of the Holy Father in Rome.

July 27 , 1998 The Vatican issued a decree elevating the Abbey Church at Belmont to the rank of a Minor Basilica .

July 14 , 1993 The central campus was entered on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Belmont Abbey National Historic District."

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