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San Michele Abbey, Monticchio

Coordinates: 40°56′06″N 15°36′59″E / 40.93500°N 15.61639°E / 40.93500; 15.61639
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Abbey of San Michele

The Abbey of San Michele is a Benedictine Abbey located at the foot of Monte Vulture, on the eastern flank of the Lago di Monticchio Piccolo in Monticchio in the region of Basilicata, Italy.

History

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The abbey was founded in the 10th century at the site of grottoes carved into a rock cliff. There is evidence of worship at the site from the 3rd to 4th century of the modern era. Veneration of St Michael Archangel was developed by the Italian-Greek monks at the site, who were then replaced by Benedictines, who erected the abbey, then abandoned it in 1456. it was occupied by the Capuchin friars. An 18th-century church was built at the site near the rock-cut chapel of San Michele.[1][2]

40°56′06″N 15°36′59″E / 40.93500°N 15.61639°E / 40.93500; 15.61639

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