Italian church restored with help from Hungary after earthquake inaugurated

Tolentino, 2017. december 9. Az Emberi Erõforrások Minisztériuma (Emmi) által közreadott képen Nazzareno Marconi püspök (j2) megáldja a felújított Szent Szív és Szent Benedek-templomot a közép-olaszországi Tolentinóban 2017. december 9-én. Középen Balog Zoltán, az emberi erõforrások minisztere . A 2016. október 30-i földrengésben súlyosan megrongálódott templom újjáépítését a magyar kormány a Hungary Helps Programon keresztül mintegy 150 millió forinttal támogatta. MTI Fotó: Emmi / Bartos Gyula

The Church of Sacro Cuore di Gesu (The Holy Heart of Jesus) was inaugurated on Saturday in Tolentino, central Italy, after its restoration financed by Hungary following an earthquake last year.

The ceremony was attended by Zoltán Balog, Hungary’s minister of human resources, who said the reopening of the church was “a moment of grace”. He recalled that a year ago the town had asked Hungary to help restore the church. From Italy, priests, artists and scholars have been coming to Hungary for several centuries, he said.