There's a hill just north of Granada in Spain, with the church atop it
dedicated to St. Michael. Pardon Tillinghast
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Patrick Nugent wrote:
> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:02:33 -0500
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> Subject: St. Michael
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> One of the most famous shrines of St. Michael, reputedly the oldest, is at
> Monte Gargano in the Abruzzi, northeast of Cortona, northwest of Gubbio,
> just south of Sansepolcro, and west of Arezzo. The shrine is also called
> Monte Sant' Angelo. It was famous in the early and central middle ages
> (and perhaps beyond) as a healing shrine, though as far as I can tell it
> never produced a collection of miracle stories. If anyone does know of
> such a collection (pre-Reformation), I'd love to hear of it.
>
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