A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
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Città del Vaticano - Cupola della Basilica di S. Pietro
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Eremitic caves in the Guztarriarana valley. Marquínez, Álava, Basque Country, Spain
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Emblem of the Papacy: Triple Tiara and Keys
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Hermit Our Lady of the Private Garden
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Luther rose
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Gustave Doré’s illustration of Ludovico Ariosto’s “Orlando Furioso”.
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Two Sadhus, or Hindu Holy Men, near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Usually sadhus live by...
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St Jerome visited by angels
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Xuyun (1840-1959)
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