stackyFACTSExperiencing deep spiritual warmth is a completely common metaphor, but this medieval hermit insisted the absolute temperature entirely spiked.
Experiencing deep spiritual warmth is a completely common metaphor, but this medieval hermit insisted the absolute temperature entirely spiked. He frequently claimed his massive devotions sparked a wildly hot physical inferno directly inside his chest that literally burned like actual flames. He spent absolutely decades trying to fully convince incredibly confused locals that he was absolutely entirely combusting from intense divine love.
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