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cerase
cherries
Or singular, cerasa. Another word for ciliegie.
In Assisi, there is a story that as Santa Chiara (St Clare) lay on her death bed, she asked her nuns for a cerasa, even though they were out of season... but miraculously were able to find one.
A similar story is told of the dying St Francis, who asked for mostaccioli dolci.
Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls
Image by Vicente Villamón