Sacra di San Michele, Piemont, Italy

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Sacra di San Michele Piemont Italy One of the most famous Benedictine abbeys in northern Italy and is one of the greatest architectonic buildings in Europe among those dating back to the Romanesque period Founded between 983 and 987 on Mt Pirchiriano at the mouth of the Susa Valley It became one of the most important Benedictine monasteries during medieval times and a stopping place for pilgrims travelling through the valley

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