CHAPTER 18
The two Dominicans had certainly not given up. They could not return to Rome empty-handed, and they had not believed the story of the kidnapping of the young woman from Apiro by bandits. So, with Cardinal Ghislieri’s permission, they had begun to visit the various structures run by religious people, where it was known that foreigners who came to the city sought refuge, especially if they needed medical treatment or if they had to hide for short periods of time, for various reasons. The hospitable run by the Poor Chiara nuns of the Valley, in the village of St. Alò, just outside the southern walls of the city, was one of the largest and in those days there had found shelter many travellers, including several damsels. Father Gerolamo and Father Guido knew well how to recognize th
