Facilities where long-term meditators who became saints lived

Last Updated on May 17, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

The Saint Milarepa lived in the Milarepa’s cave:

The Saint Niklaus von Flue lived in Flüeli Ranft:

  • The picture shows the upper Ranft chapel.
  • On the left we can see the attached hermitage of Brother Klaus:
  • Niklaus von Flue lived from 1417 to 1487.
  • he spent from 1467 to 1487 20 years in solitary retreat.
  • the Upper Ranft chapel was built in 1468.
  • On March 21, 1487, Brother Klaus died on the floor of his cell after a hard agony

The Saint Meinrad:

  • According to legend, Meinrad was killed on January 21 in the year 861 by two tramps who coveted the treasures left at the shrine by believing pilgrims.
  • The monastery of Einsiedeln was founded in 934 on the site of his hermitage:

But are not the saints, their lives, what they taught and what they made to saints more interesting that their facilities? What is our opinion about this topic? Write in the comments below: