Solitary Places

Jerusalem, Ohio, near The Portiuncula Hermitage

With fruitful devotion St. Francis frequented only heavenly dwellings, and he who had totally emptied himself remained so much the longer in the wounds of the Savior. He therefore frequently chose solitary places so that he could direct his mind completely to God...

Saint Francis of Assisi
Celano, First Life
Chapter XXVII

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