Ironic yet imaginable how Ermita , Manila probably got it’s name. I imagine early ermita to have been an isolated place during the Spanish Era.
The Spanish word ermita [English: hermitage] has a similar structure and meaning in all languages derived from Latin. It always refers to an uninhabited or isolated place, a location for spiritual retreat. In Romance languages it comes from the Latin word eremus, tracing back to the Greek eremos, which means deserted.
via Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: Sanctuary.