Popular works

St Michael and his cult in European culture

1Raffaele Licinio, I segreti dell'Angelo. Il santuario micaelico del Gargano fra storia e mito, Edizioni Dedalo, Bari 2010.

A classic of popularisation on the cult of St. Michael in Monte Sant'Angelo, written with clarity and a narrative slant, but on a solid historical basis.

2.Angela Pellicciari, San Michele: storia, culto e devozione dell'arcangelo guerriero, Cantagalli, Siena 2021.

It explores the figure of the Archangel between biblical sources, ecclesiastical history and popular events, in accessible language.

3.Alessandro Mazzini, Along the Sacred Line. Viaggio tra i santuari di San Michele, Edizioni Terra Santa, Milan 2022.

Spiritual-geographical reportage among the best-known sites of the micaelic cult, from Cornwall to Jerusalem.

Michaelic and Spiritual Paths

4.Andrea Gallo - Guido Foddis, Il Cammino di San Michele, Terre di Mezzo Editore, Milan 2019.

comprehensive and passionate guide to the Italian Camino micaelico, with maps, stages, hospitality and spiritual reflections.

5.Paolo Malaguti, Se l'acqua ride. Diario di un cammino lento e necessario, Einaudi, Turin 2020.

It does not only speak of St Michael, but offers an intense account of the spirituality of walking, which is also valid for those who take the Michaelic paths.

6.Antonella Fornari, La Via dell'Arcangelo. Dal Gargano alla Val di Susa a piedi lungo la Linea Sacra, Priuli & Verlucca, Ivrea 2015.

Hiking guide and personal testimony of the walk from Monte Sant'Angelo to the Sacra, with photos and practical details.

Spirituality, pilgrimage and inner journey

7.Enzo Bianchi, Il pane di ieri. Sapori del cammino spirituale, Einaudi, Turin 2008.

Wisdom reflections on the value of time, silence, the body on the move.

8.Anselm Grün, The Path as Spiritual Experience, Queriniana, Brescia 2016.

An inner guide to experiencing pilgrimage not just as a journey, but as a transformation.

9.Paolo Curtaz, Il cammino di ogni giorno. Pilgrims in life, San Paolo Editions, 2017.

A book that combines faith, experience and psychology of the contemporary pilgrim.

Online resources and dissemination platforms

•Saint Michael's Path - official site: https://www.camminodisanmichele.org

•European Micaelic Way:

•'Art on the Way' - Tales, symbols and images of Michaelic pilgrimages: https://www.facebook.com/ArteInCammino

•Podcast "Cammino Micaelico" on Spotify/YouTube - audio reports of stages, experiences and spirituality of the walk.