The Keeper of the Gate

Fra Bennoni, gate keeper at a monastery, where monks daily give food to the poor, finds a rose on the gate and places it on the Virgin's shrine. One night he hears the music of the street ca... Read allFra Bennoni, gate keeper at a monastery, where monks daily give food to the poor, finds a rose on the gate and places it on the Virgin's shrine. One night he hears the music of the street carnival and unable longer to withstand its lure, hurries to the village. The revelers think... Read allFra Bennoni, gate keeper at a monastery, where monks daily give food to the poor, finds a rose on the gate and places it on the Virgin's shrine. One night he hears the music of the street carnival and unable longer to withstand its lure, hurries to the village. The revelers think he is one of themselves disguised as a monk. All night he watches the dances and makes me... Read all