Mount Alvernia
| Mount Alvernia | ||
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The Hermitage Monastery on the summit of Mount Alvernia |
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| height | 63 m | |
| location | Cat Island , Bahamas | |
| Coordinates | 24 ° 17 '45 " N , 75 ° 24' 28" W | |
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| particularities | highest point in the island state of Bahamas | |
At 63 meters, Mount Alvernia is the highest point in the island state of Bahamas . It is located on Cat Island and on its "summit" stands The Hermitage monastery , built by a Franciscan from Great Britain . The name alludes to the mountain La Verna in Tuscany , on which St. Francis of Assisi received the wounds of Jesus Christ in 1224 .
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