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j1o1h1n
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The Strange and Curious Tale of the Last True Herm...
There have been many hermits to compare him with but my favourite is Simeon Stylites who spent 47 years on a pillar.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites
stef25
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Mount Athos in Greece (which you can visit if you're male) still has "hermitages" of Orthodox priests. Google turns up a few nice images. See also this short article
http://www.robertsemeniuk.com/mount_athos.html
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