Willard Kitchener MacDonald’s entry into the hermit life wasn’t after a period of long reflection, but instead thanks to a spur-of-the-moment, very utilitarian decision. He was on a train to ...

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Pleased with a taste of modernity, he remarked that post-hermit life suited him. “I’m happy and I have rediscovered the pleasure of living the good life and enjoying everyday comforts,” he ...

He was ordained at 26. After serving as a Catholic priest in Austria for nearly 10 years — at 35 he requested a sabbatical to pursue a life of solitude as a hermit. Before arriving in Italy he ...

Consumer practices across the world have been altered significantly over the past few years — for obvious reasons and otherwise — in what economists have dubbed “the age of the hermit ...

Pleased with a taste of modernity, he remarked that post-hermit life suited him. “I’m happy and I have rediscovered the pleasure of living the good life and enjoying everyday comforts,” he told CNN.

Rome (CNN) — A man who made an art of living off the grid on a deserted Mediterranean island for more than 30 years has died at the age of 85, just three years after he returned to civilization.