Stirred to the very depths of his being, he was anxiously seeking the meaning of it all, when he perceived upon his body the stigmata of the Crucified.[18] FOOTNOTES: [1] The passes that give access to the Casentino have all about one thousand metres of altitude.

Until the most recent years there was no road properly so called.
[2] In France Mount Aiguille, one of the seven wonders of Dauphiny, presents the same aspect and the same geological formation.

St.Odile also recalls the Verna, but is very much smaller.
[3] The summit has an altitude of 1269 metres.

In Italian they call it the _Verna_, in Latin _Alvernus_.

The etymology, which has tested the acuteness of the learned, appears to be very simple; the verb _vernare_, used by Dante, signifies make cold, freeze.
[4] Name of the highest point on the plateau.