The cult and sanctuaries of Saint Michael in medieval Europe,
Culto e santuari di San Michele nell'Europa medievale
- Proceedings of the Bari Monte Sant'Angelo conference, 5-8 April 2006, edited by Pierre Bouet, Giorgio Otranto and André Vauchez.
- Bari, Edipuglia, 2007,
- 484 pages
- Price: €45 - Ref.31
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In a few words
A reference work that every connoisseur of Mont-Saint-Michel, pilgrimages and the cult of the Archangel should have in their library. It updates, completes and broadens the scope of the studies in the volume of Monastic Millennium of Montpublished in 1967. Half of the papers are in French, and there are also summaries in French, English and Italian.
Contents Worship and sanctuaries
Renzo Infante, I Cammini dell'angelo nella Daunia [Puglia] tardoantica e medievale (The Paths of the Angel in Daunia (Puglia, province of Foggia), in medieval times)
- Bari, Edipuglia, 2009,
- 186 pages
- Price: €30 - Ref.32
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Attraverso le Alpi: San Michele, Novalesa, san Teofredo e altre reti monastiche
Across the Alps: Sacra di San Michele, Novalesa, San Teofredo and other monastic networks
- Proceedings of the Franco-Italian symposium held in Cervére-Valgrana from 12 to 14 March 2004. Edited by Frederi Arneodo and Paolo Guglielmotti.
- Bari, Edipuglia, 2008,
- 370 pages
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Contents Attraverso le Alpi
Ada Campione, Il Culto di san Michele in Campania. Antonello Catello (The cult of Saint Michael in Campania. Antonello. Catello)
- Bari, Edipuglia, 2007
- 190 pages
- Price: €35 - Ref.34
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In a few words
This work, divided into four parts, is an in-depth study of the various aspects of the Michaele cult in Campania. In the first part, the author describes the Michaels' presence in the region, and in particular the numerous caves which, like the one on Monte Gargano, were dedicated to the Archangel, especially along the Salerno-Avellino-Benevento route. This is followed by an examination of the hagiographic data in which the presence of the Archangel is mentioned, sometimes in his role as custos, sometimes with his traditional attributes.
In addition to its interest in the cult of Saint Michael in southern Italy, which is closely linked to Monte Gargano, the model for Mont-Saint-Michel, this book sheds new light on the pilgrimage of the monk Bernard, the first pilgrim to the Mont in 866-867, who went to Mont Tombe on his return from the Holy Land, Monte Gargano and Rome. His description of the various shrines he visited is particularly valuable. A fresco discovered in the grotto of Olevano Sul Tusciano (12th-13th centuries), near Salerno, identified with that of Mons Aureus, depicts him and his two companions kneeling before the Archangel. This is believed to be the first image of a pilgrim from Monte, praying at the foot of the Archangel...