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7.6 Local Monographs
Monte Sant'Angelo and the Gargano
1. Raffaele Licinio, Il Miracolo e il Potere. Il santuario di San Michele del Gargano tra Longobardi e Normanni, Edizioni Dedalo, Bari 1995.
Fundamental historical study on the foundation of the sanctuary and its political and religious role in the early Middle Ages.
2. Giuseppe Trotta, Monte Sant'Angelo. Una guida alla città e al santuario micaelico, Edizioni del Rosone, Foggia 2010.
Illustrated and informative guide, with sections on art, architecture and pilgrimages.
3. Antonio Motta (ed.), Sotto il segno di Michele. Il culto micaelico nel Gargano popolare, Delta 3 Edizioni, Lucera 2005.
Collection of tales, legends and oral traditions related to the cult of the Archangel among the people of the Gargano.
Sacra di San Michele and Val di Susa
4. Andrea Longhi, La Sacra di San Michele. History, art, spirituality, Elledici, Turin 2013.
Comprehensive monograph on one of Italy's main micaelic shrines, rich in images and historical-artistic insights.
5. Francesco Pelizza, I cammini della fede in Val di Susa. Verso la Sacra di San Michele, Priuli & Verlucca, Ivrea 2019.
Ancient and modern traces of spiritual paths to the Piedmontese sanctuary.
Mont-Saint-Michel and French sanctuaries
6. Xavier Bailly, Mont-Saint-Michel. History of an abbey in the sand, Editions du Patrimoine, Paris 2018.
Local history with a strong narrative slant, rich in period images and curiosities.
7. Cécile Delarue, La Normandie de Saint Michel. Culture, légendes et pèlerinages, Ouest- France, Rennes 2020.
Local monograph interweaving popular worship and cultural landscapes along the Norman coast.
Skellig Michael and South West Ireland
8. Des Lavelle, Skellig: Island Outpost of Europe, Gill Books, Dublin 2012.
Historical-naturalistic study on Skellig Michael: Celtic monasticism, isolation, pilgrimages and UNESCO heritage.
Other local micaelic centres (central-southern Italy)
9. Lina Calandra, La Linea Sacra. Geografie spirituali del culto micaelico in Abruzzo, Edizioni Ricerche&Redazioni, L'Aquila 2017.
Anthropological and landscape analysis of Abruzzo's minor sanctuaries along the Micaelico alignment.
10. Associazione 'Via Micaelica Umbra', Itinerari di fede e arte tra Foligno, Spoleto e Norcia, published by the association, Foligno 2021.
Self-produced area guide with map of sanctuaries and local testimonies.
Local online resources
San Michele in Valle Project (Piedmont - Sacra di San Michele)
https://sacradisanmichele.com/
Atlas of Italian Sanctuaries