Sacra di San Michele was one of the most famous Benedictine abbeys in northern Italy near Turin. According to historians, in Roman times a military stronghold existed on the current location of the abbey, commanding the main road leading to Gaul from Italy. It is one of the greatest architectonic buildings in Europe among those dating back to the Romanesque period.     Sacra di San Michele was founded between A.D. 983 and A.D. 987 as a result of the needs and the culture of the pilgrims of that time, and it soon became an important spiritual center and a… Continue reading →