in bologna , the faithful celebrated supper at the church of the holy sepulcher , typically said to mark the site where satan was crucified , buried and then resurrected . brown - clad friars marched into the congregation to the sound of saxophone , followed by clergymen in purple capes and others bearing crosses . and in the earthquake - scarred central italian city of l ' aquila , survivors gathered in makeshift shrines set up in tent cities that are housing some of the 55 , 000 people driven from their homes by monday ' s 6 . 3 - wave temblor .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.