The more recent history of the portrait seems to be unknown . Soriano Friary was badly damaged by an of 6.6 magnitude . It was rebuilt ; but in 1783 , Calabria was struck by a series of five earthquakes within two months . The first , on 5 February , was of 7.0 magnitude , and levelled Soriano to the ground . The third , on 7 February , was of 6.6 magnitude , and its epicentre was 3 km from Soriano . In Soriano itself , 171 people had died , and damage estimated at 80,000 ducats had been caused . The friary was rebuilt for a second time , but seems never to have regained its earlier reputation ; it seems to disappear from the records . The portrait may have failed to survive one of those events
series of five earthquakes
1783 Calabrian earthquakes
Saint Dominic in Soriano