Eremo delle Carceri: inside
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| Interior The convent is composed of a series of overlapping structures set in the midst of the gully that bears the same name. The buildings look as if they are about to drop straight off the cliff. Just past the entrance, there is a courtyard with two wells, one of which was created by St. Bernardino of Siena. The courtyard leads to the little church of St. Bernardino, which has a small fifteenth-century choir.  |
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Refectory Over the altar there is a fifteenth-century fresco depicting St. Francis praying before the crucifix. The wardrobe in the little church holds the wood the saint used as a cushion, part of one of the habits worn by St. Clare and a codex belonging to St. Francis.
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The Grotto of St. Francis This is where he slept and it is located near the Oratory where he prayed
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The age-old holm-oak of St. Francis This is the tree referred to in the legend of St. Francis' talk with the birds nesting or perched there. It now appears to be afflicted with a serious disease.
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