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Monte Sant'Angelo

Province of Foggia, Region Puglia (Apulia), Italy

The Locality: Situated on a high rock in the southern Gargano, overlooking the Tavoliere plateau and the Manfredonia Gulf takes its name from the tradition that in 493 AD here Archangel Michael appeared in a grotto, and the nearby town of Siponto was able to defeat the barbarians. Bishop Maioranus therefore consecrated a church to St. Michael, which has become a pilgrimage site since then.

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Altitude: mt 796 a.s.l -- Population: ca. 15,000 inhabitants

WHAT TO SEE
Sanctuary of St. Michael Archangel, among the most ancient worship site of Christianity, with an 8-sided bell towers built in 1274 by order of Charles of Anjou. The Romanesque parte in bronze, a work of 1076, consist of 24 panels in silver and gold with scenes of the Old and New Testament. The inside consist of one nave and the grotto where the Archangel appeared to bishop Lorenzo Maiorano, with a marble statue probably the work of Andrea Sansovino
The Castle - the most ancient part was built in Lombard times, in the late 11th century and is called "Torre dei Giganti"; in later centuries it became the residence of the princes of the Honos Montis Sancti.
The sepulchre of Rotari - left of the church of St. Peter, this monument covered with a small alone is traditionally the place where the ancient King Rotari was buried.

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