The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life Sunday but struck at the nations identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved landmarks that had survived the earlier jolts across a mountainous region of small historic towns. Lost or severely damaged in the shaking were ancient Roman walls, Gothic and Baroque churches and centuries-old paintings crushed beneath tons of brick, sandstone and marble. It was the strongest quake to hit Italy in 36 years.
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