Belmont Abbey College Chancellor ‘Goes to the Races’
Abbot Placid Solari to Offer Prayer for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway Memorial Day Weekend
05/27/2005
BELMONT , NC --- Belmont Abbey College will step into the national spotlight before the checker flagged is waved at one of the biggest NASCAR events of the year.
Belmont Abbey College ’s Chancellor, Abbot Placid Solari, O.S.B., will offer the invocation at the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord , North Carolina on Sunday, May 29, 2005 .
The nationally televised event is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. EDT on FOX. The race is set to start around 5:40 p.m. and can also be heard on the radio on the Performance Racing Network (PRN). NASCAR fans will also be treated to performances by finalists from the television show, American Idol.
Abbot Placid, a native of Virginia , is head of the monastic community at Belmont Abbey and teaches at Belmont Abbey College . A graduate of Bellarmine College , he holds a Roman doctorate in patristics (the study of the theologians of the early Church), and has translated major works of scholarship in his field. Not only does Abbot Placid act as spiritual father of the monks and instruct the youngest monks in the Rule of Saint Benedict, but he also manages the monastery’s business affairs and resources. An active member in the community, he is well known for his compassion and the discernment of his judgments, serving the Benedictines in this country as a visitator and a member of special commissions.
Ranked one of the best liberal arts colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 129 year Catholic Benedictine heritage. It is home to students from over 34 states and 17 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.
Just minutes from Charlotte , NC , the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.
The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including, Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.
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