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the village of Monte Sant'Angelo - 2/2
(Monte Sant'Angelo (FG) - Puglia)

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the village of Monte Sant'Angelo - 2/2
(Monte Sant'Angelo (FG) - Puglia)

After our walk through the village we visit the sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.

We also highlight the great interest of the entire Gargano area: villages, forest and sea.

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A bit of history:
Although the area appears to have been inhabited since 5th century A.D., the village dates back to around 1000 AD.
Following several apparitions of the archangel Michael in the 7th century, the cave of his apparition became a national shrine.
Due to the considerable inflow of pilgrims to the cavern, the urban centre evolved and between the late 11th and early 12th century it became the capital of a vast Norman territory.
In the early 15th century, it obtained the title of City from Pope Boniface IX.
It suffered a disastrous earthquake in 1646 that caused several buildings to collapse and several people to die.
In the 19th century it became part of the Kingdom of Italy, together with the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

A legend:
One often hears about the 'sacred line of St Michael' also known as the 'sword of St Michael'.
It is a straight line connecting the Saint's main places of worship.
The line starts at St Michael's Mount (Cornish coast), continues at Mont Saint Michel (Normandy coast) and the Sacra di San Michele [see] in Piedmont and ends at the shrine of Monte Sant'Angelo.
All this, however, has no intentional connection, but is merely coincidental and the result of some interpolation.
The legend is highlighted in image no. 26.

wikipedia: MonteSant'Angelo
wikipedia: santuario di San Michele Arcangelo
wikipedia: golfo di Manfredonia
wikipedia: Gargano
wikipedia: parco nazionale del Gargano

Thanks to our friend Massimo for the pictures he allowed us to publish.

text by: borgo-italia, Gianni [only desktop]
photo by: Massimo Zani

- release date: in 2010 or earlier

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the village of Monte Sant'Angelo - 2/2(Monte Sant'Angelo (FG) - Puglia)

the village of Monte Sant'Angelo - 2/2
(Monte Sant'Angelo (FG) - Puglia)