Mount Alvernia

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Mount Alvernia
The Hermitage Monastery on the summit of Mount Alvernia

The Hermitage Monastery on the summit of Mount Alvernia

height 63  m
location Cat Island , Bahamas
Coordinates 24 ° 17 '45 "  N , 75 ° 24' 28"  W Coordinates: 24 ° 17 '45 "  N , 75 ° 24' 28"  W.
Mount Alvernia (Bahamas)
Mount Alvernia
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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