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Line 1: {{Short description|Postulated Eurasian ley line}} {{Unreliable sources|date=May 2024}} [[File:Mappa Linea Sacra di San Michele.jpg|thumb|Saint Michael's line]] The '''Saint Michael's Line''', also known as the '''Sword of Saint Michael''', is a postulated [[ley line]] connecting seven monasteries and in [[Europe]] and the [[Holy Land]], six of which are dedicated to the [[Archangel Michael]].
==History==
Like many places dedicated to St. Michael, the aligned sites are almost all located on prominent hilltops or other hard to reach places, and include [[Skellig Michael]], [[St Michael's Mount]], [[Mont Saint-Michel]], the [[Sacra di San Michele]], [[San Michele Arcangelo, Perugia|San Michele Arcangelo]], the [[Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo]], the Panormitis Monastery of the Archangel Michael, and [[Stella Maris Monastery]]. Although the latter is not explicitly dedicated to St Michael, the mountain on which it sits, [[Mount Carmel]], is associated with the archangel by the biblical story of [[Elijah]] and the prophets of [[Baal]] ([[1 Kings 18]]). A Ukrainian folk legend says that St. Michael gave thunder to the Prophet Elijah on the top of Mount Carmel, so that he could fight the prophets of Baal.<ref>[https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CS%5CA%5CSaintMichaeltheArchangel.htm "Saint Michael the Archangel", Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine]</ref> Some of these locations may have had a prior connection to pagan sites of worship.<ref>[https://catholicexchange.com/understanding-mysterious-sword-st-michael/ Staudt, R. Jared. "Understanding the Mysterious Sword of St. Michael", Catholic Exchange, May 16, 2018]</ref> There are claims that the line perfectly aligns with the sunset on the day of the Northern Hemisphere’s Summer Solstice. Like Mont Saint-Michel, Sacra di San Michele and the Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo are reported to have been constructed at the behest of St. Michael himself.<ref name=Schiffer>[https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/06/17/angel-quest-monasteries-linked-to-the-archangel-michael-share-mission-and-message/ Schiffer, Kathy. "Monasteries linked to the Archangel Michael share a mission and a message", ''Catholic World Report'', June 17, 2022]</ref> == Interpretation ==▼ As with other ley lines, no scientific evidence indicates that the alignment was planned and meaningful, making the claim [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]], but commonly reported at these sites. [[Physicist]] Luca Amendola noted that the deviation of these sites from the [[loxodrome]] that allegedly connects them ranges between 14 km and 42 km.<ref name=":0" /> ▼ According to legend, the Sacred Line of Saint Michael ▲== Interpretation ==
▲As with other ley lines, no scientific evidence indicates that the alignment was planned and meaningful, making the claim [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]], but commonly reported at these sites. [[Physicist]] Luca Amendola noted that the deviation of these sites from the [[loxodrome]] that allegedly connects them ranges between 14 km and 42 km.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://lucaamendola.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/the-st-michael-axis/|title=Luke Skywalker and the St. Michael Axis|last=lucaamendola|date=2016-01-04|website=Luca Amendola|language=en|access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref> == Gallery == {{Gallery |mode="packed" |title=The Sword of Saint Michael |align=center |File: |[[Stella Maris Monastery]] ([[Haifa]], Israel) |Sacra di San Michele (Italy)▼ |File:Simi, klasztor Świętego Michała nad Zatoką Panormitis - 14.09.2008 r..JPG |Saint Michael of Panormitis ([[Symi]], Greece) |File:Santuario san michele arcangelo.jpg |[[Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo]] ([[Apulia]], Italy) |File:La Sacra ammantata dalla neve.jpg ▲ |[[Sacra di San Michele]] ([[Piedmont]], Italy) |File:Mont-Saint-Michel vu du ciel.jpg |[[Mont-Saint-Michel]] ([[Normandy]], France) |File:St.Michael's Mount - geograph.org.uk - 2233289.jpg|St. Michael's Mount (Cornwall) |File:Skellig Michael03(js).jpg
|[[Skellig Michael]] ([[County Kerry]], Republic of Ireland) }} ==Mary & Michael Pilgrims' Way== The term St Michael's Line is also used to refer to a similar alignment of hilltop sites connecting significant Pre-Christian and Christian sites following a line across England that is drawn from two parallel lines – the Mary and Michael lines.<ref>[https://www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/mary-and-michael-pilgrims-way "Mary & Michael Pilgrims' Way", British Pilgrimage Trust]</ref> The route starts at St Michael's Mount on the southwest coast and travels east-by-northeast to St Mary's on the opposite coast; Cornwall to Norfolk. Sites along the way include the [[Boscawen-Un]] stone circle and the [[holy well]] at [[St Neot, Cornwall|St Neot]].<ref>[https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Mary+Michael+Pilgrims+Way "Mary Michael Pilgrims Way", Long Distance Walkers Association]</ref> This shorter alignment was first postulated in 1969 by [[John Michell (writer)|John Mitchell]] and subsequently claimed to be supported by [[dowsing]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Broadhurst |first1=Paul |last2=Miller |first2=Hamish |title=The Sun and the Serpent |date=May 1990 |publisher=MYTHOS |isbn=978-0951518311}}</ref> Sites linked to the archangel within southwest [[England]], include [[St Michael's Mount]], St Michael's Church ([[Brentor]]), [[Creech St Michael]], [[Burrow Mump]] (also known as St Michael's Borough) and [[Glastonbury Tor]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/527-the-st-michael-line-a-straight-story|title=St. Michael Alignment is England's Most Famous Ley Line. But is it Real?|date=2011-08-16|website=Big Think|language=en|access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://marymichaelpilgrimsway.org/ Mary Michael Pilgrims Way] [[Category:Pseudoscience]] [[Category:Christian monasteries]] [[Category:Ley lines]] [[Category:Michael (archangel)]] [[Category:Psychogeography]] |