Original sentence: Palladius of Galatia (chapter 48) tells us  of a hermit in Palestine who dwelt in a cave on the top of a mountain and who for the space of twenty-five years never turned his face to the west (presumably the direction of the cave's entrance)
Edited sentence: Palladius of Galatia (chapter 48) tells us  of a hermit in Palestine who dwelt in a cave on the top of a mountain and who for the space of twenty-five years never turned his face to the west so that the sun never set on his face