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Catholic deacon given job of hermit at 350-year-old cliffside retreat
Catholic Herald (U.K.) ^
| 21 Apr 2017
| Staff Reporter
Posted on 04/23/2017 2:46:20 PM PDT by vladimir998
Stan Vanuytrecht beat 50 applicants to win the role and occupy one of the last hermitages in central Europe
A Catholic deacon has won a competition to live in one of central Europes last hermitages, beating 50 other applicants to occupy a 350-year-old cliffside cell above a small Austrian town.
Stan Vanuytrecht, 58, responded to an advertisement placed by Fr Alois Moser, which asked for someone with a connection to Christian belief and at peace with themselves.
The role, which is unpaid, became vacant after the previous incumbent left to pursue a writing career in Vienna. The hermitage, in Saalfeden, 40 miles south of Salzburg, has been occupied every year since it was built 350 years ago.
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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; History
KEYWORDS: catholic; deacon; hermitage
Vanuytrechts predecessor, Thomas Fiegmueller, stayed for just one season. He told the Salzburger Nachrichten daily: I met lots of nice people and had good conversations. But there was also criticism from apparently arch-conservative Catholics because I didnt have a cowl or a beard
Maybe I was the wrong person.
To: vladimir998
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posted on
04/23/2017 2:46:43 PM PDT
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vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
To: vladimir998
This doesn’t sound very traditional. In days of yore a would be hermit would go find a cave or go build himself a hut in an out back sort of place.
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posted on
04/23/2017 2:55:04 PM PDT
by
arthurus
To: vladimir998
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posted on
04/23/2017 2:56:41 PM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: vladimir998
is he provided with food? or is that up to him? article doesn’t give much info... i would love to know more...
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:02:09 PM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: vladimir998
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:09:05 PM PDT
by
BeauBo
To: vladimir998
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:12:57 PM PDT
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BeauBo
To: vladimir998
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:13:44 PM PDT
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BeauBo
To: vladimir998
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“Hermit!”
Now there’s a scriptural office for you.
You just can’t invent this stuff.
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:17:38 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: editor-surveyor
Sounds a step up from late Georgian England living garden gnome!
See the “Worst Jobs in History - Georgian England”
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:21:01 PM PDT
by
Reily
To: BeauBo
How scenic and peaceful that looks! I could get so much sewing done!
I’ll bet it’s cold, though.
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:27:35 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Quien vive? CRISTO! Y a su Nombre? GLORIA! Y a su pueblo? VICTORIA!)
To: arthurus
I agree. Doesn’t sound quite right.
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:29:08 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: vladimir998
A Catholic deacon has won a competition to live in one of central Europes last hermitages Won a competition? Was it a reality show Europe's Lonliest Hermit? You're thrown out when the Abbot speaks to you? "Brother Maynard, You failed the scriptorium challenge. John 3:16 is not "All copying and no play makes Maynard a dull monk."
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:30:38 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
To: vladimir998
The hermit-in-residence is expected to receive visitors during the season, April to November, ready to chat, pray, and enjoy the view.I think this sounds like a really fun job. It seems that the "hermit" - who is more like a host at a historic site, maybe - is an employee of the town?
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:33:50 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Quien vive? CRISTO! Y a su Nombre? GLORIA! Y a su pueblo? VICTORIA!)
To: editor-surveyor
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posted on
04/23/2017 3:37:18 PM PDT
by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
To: latina4dubya
Great place to get the band together...
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posted on
04/23/2017 4:17:58 PM PDT
by
LeoTDB69
To: editor-surveyor
Yeah, nobody in the Bible ever went out alone into the desert and lived on locusts and wild honey. Never happened.
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posted on
04/23/2017 4:30:34 PM PDT
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Campion
(Halten Sie sich unbedingt an die Lehre!)
To: Campion
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Yochannon’s office was Cohen Gadol, not hermit.
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posted on
04/23/2017 4:41:35 PM PDT
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editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Tax-chick
You would miss your children...
...eventually...
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posted on
04/24/2017 8:54:20 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: GreenLanternCorps
Those over 18 could come visit me ;-).
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posted on
04/24/2017 8:57:22 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Quien vive? CRISTO! Y a su Nombre? GLORIA! Y a su pueblo? VICTORIA!)
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