The parish of Our Lady of Montserrat, located in the municipality of Picanya (Valencia, Spain), has managed to protect its entire historical and documentary archive from the recent floods caused by the DANA that affected the Valencian Community on October 29th. Thanks to the complete digitization of its archive, previously carried out in the parish management platform Ecclesiared, the parish has been able to avoid the total loss of the historical archive of its community and thousands and thousands of records of Christians who received some sacrament in it.
Although its paper archive was seriously affected by the flooding of the river, the parish has been able to keep its parish archive safe thanks to having it digitized. Thanks to the famous Spanish software and its cloud storage system, the parish has been able to protect valuable information, regardless of the external conditions that devastated the rest of the parish. This has been crucial in the face of the natural disaster, as other parishes in the area have not been as fortunate because they have not been digitized.
This case is added to others that reflect the importance of digital solutions in the preservation of historical heritage such as parish archives, reaffirming the important role that Ecclesiared plays in the protection and modernization of ecclesiastical archives. The adaptation to the new times does not only mean an improvement in the administration of archives, but also in the preservation of historical heritage.
Despite all this, the parish has been severely affected by an unprecedented natural catastrophe that has devastated both its parish halls and its parish. Falling walls, cracks in the structure, pews and images damaged by the mud…. For all these reasons, the parish has opened an account for donations so that, thanks to the solidarity and help of Christians, they can face the reconstruction of the temple and recover normality in the Valencian municipality as soon as possible.
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