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The Hermitage of Saint Catherine on the shore of Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy #213744276
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A local 13th-century merchant, drowning during a shipwreck on Lake Maggiore, prayed to St. Catherine of Alexandria for help. She came to his aid and he built a chapel dedicated to her on a sheer rock wall. This grew into a Hermitage now with monks who sell honey products liqueurs to tourists who brave the many steps around the cliff to admire the lake views