This is how the Portiuncula looked originally, encircled by hermit's "cells"After blessed Francis had been given the sanctuary of Saint Mary of the Angels, the Portiuncula, by the abbot of Saint Benedict, he decided that twice in the year, at Pentecost, and at the feast of Saint Michael in September, all the brothers should gather there and hold a chapter.
Saint Francis of Assisi
Legend of the Three Companions
CHAPTER XIV
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