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saint michael archangel
apparitions
 Italy
has an endless list of interesting places to visit due to its Faith,
history, beautiful countryside and the Italians love of art. One
such place in Monte Sant' Angelo only a forty minute drive from
San Giovanni Rotondo. The town of Monte Sant' Angelo was built on a spur 850 meters above
sea level which overlooks both Gargano Massif and the sea. Dominated
by the ruins of Norman Castle it has kept its ancestral customs
and its ancient appearance with whitewashed houses squeezed together
onto rapidly sloping mountainside. The surrounding land is all rock
and could easily be mistaken for the West of Ireland.
Interest in this lovely spot is due to the apparitions of St. Michael
The Archangel. The Prince of the Heavenly Hosts was prefigured in
the Old Testament: Michael in Hebrew means "one who is like
God." There was devotion to him in the Eastern Church but not
in the Western Church until after these Apparitions took place;
it is from here that St. Michael became known throughout Europe
and the new world.
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First Apparition
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Second Apparition
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Third Apparition
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Fourth Apparition
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“Jesus’
Baptism”
