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First
on the list is the room or monastic cell in which he lived. It is
situated on the top floor of the building. |
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Inside,
today, stands an altar the one on which Saint Charles said
his last Mass in December 1892. |
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From
this room Saint Charles climbed up and down the 58 stone steps that
link the top of the house with the ground floor. |
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Daily
he sat in his corner in the refectory. At that time the tables were
around the walls. In the refectory he is reputed to have had a vision
of the Blessed Virgin. His eyes fixed on the vision he seemed to
float up from his seat at the table. Sit down, called
Fr. Rector, you are disturbing the community. |
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In
death, Saint Charles remains lay among the other priests and brothers
in the Passionist Cemetery beside the Church. |
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Then
recognizing his sanctity his remains were moved inside the Church
to the site of the present shrine. This shrine was built in 1988
at the time he was declared Blessed. |
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