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joan finds a bath tub at the top
Up or on the rocks?
The passageSacro Monte
......, Lately the religious aspect became more and more evident. In the first half of the 15th century, the Sanctuary became an active centre of spiritual life and groups of anchorites settled in the mountain spending their lives inpraying and fasting.
In 1452, the blessed Caterina Moriggia da Pallanza retreated to live a monastic life nearby the Sanctuary. Many sisters followed her example. The first one was the blessed Giuliana Puricelli da Verghera. The blessed Caterina, then, became the first abbess of the Convent which was built in 1476 according to the rule of Sant' Ambrogio ad Nemus. .......
