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A life in isolation Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/24/2025
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


A view of the place

ITA:

Secondo la tradizione, un missionario di ritorno dalla Terra Santa giunse a Polignano a Mare con l’intento di diffondere il Vangelo e convertire le popolazioni locali. Affascinato da un isolotto poco distante dalla costa, decise di stabilirvisi, trascorrendo il resto della sua vita in solitudine e contemplazione. La sua sopravvivenza fu garantita dai pescatori, che al rientro dalla pesca gli portavano beni di prima necessità.

Fu proprio un marinaio a trovare il corpo senza vita dell’eremita e a dargli sepoltura sull’isolotto, dove venne eretta una cappella in onore di San Antonio Abate, poi distrutta durante le guerre.

Oggi lo Scoglio dell’Eremita si erge ancora in tutta la sua bellezza ed è riconosciuto come zona di Protezione Speciale, poiché ospita la nidificazione del gabbiano corso, una delle specie più affascinanti d’Europa.

ENG:

According to tradition, a missionary returning from the Holy Land came to Polignano a Mare with the intention of spreading the Gospel and converting the local populations. Fascinated by a small island not far from the coast, he decided to settle there, spending the rest of his life in solitude and contemplation. His survival was guaranteed by the fishermen, who brought him basic necessities upon their return from fishing.

It was a sailor who found the hermit's lifeless body and buried him on the islet, where a chapel was built in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, later destroyed during the wars.

Today, the Scoglio dell'Eremita still stands in all its beauty and is recognized as a Special Protection Area, as it is home to the nesting of the Corsican gull, one of the most fascinating species in Europe.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cvrger / Fgbarf

Decryption Key

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