7 Sanctuaries linked by a straight line: The legendary Sword of St. Michael


Not only are the shrines, centered around monasteries, in a straight line, three of them are evenly spaced from one another.

The Sacred Line also is perfectly aligned with the sunset on the day of the Northern Hemisphere’s Summer Solstice.


1. Skellig Michael (Ireland)
2. Saint Michael’s Mount (Cornwall, United Kingdom)
3. Sacra di San Michele (Turin, Italy)
4 Sacra di San Michele, an abbey built on top of Mount Pirchiriano, Italy.
5 . Sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo (Mount Gargano, Italy)
6 . Symi’s Monastery, Greece
7. Stella Maris Monastery, Mount Carmel, Israel

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