seminary

"At last I was in my real element. I was happy." (NHV IV/123)

With the entrance into the French seminary in Rome "Santa Chiara" Léon Dehon begins his long desired formation towards priesthood. The spirit of the house will be deeply impressed on his priestly identity.

"I was encamped on a floor that was very high up but not very beautiful.... Our rooms were miserable, the corridors were dark and winding, the stairway was so steep that it was more like a ladder." (in: Manzoni, Leo Dehon and his message, p. 103)
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