San Michele
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San Michele is the Italian
name of the Archangel Michael (or Saint Michael).
Derived from the angel's name, it is the name of various locations and churches in Italy, the most well-known being
It can also refer to:
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
name of the Archangel Michael (or Saint Michael).
Derived from the angel's name, it is the name of various locations and churches in Italy, the most well-known being
- Isola di San MicheleIsola di San MicheleSan Michele is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy.Originally a prison island, Napoleon's occupying forces decreed that Venetians could not bury their deceased on any of the main Venetians islands, but only on San Michele...
- island cemetery of VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
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Towns
- San Michele all'AdigeSan Michele all'AdigeSan Michele all'Adige is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km north of Trento.-Geography:...
- San Michele al TagliamentoSan Michele al TagliamentoSan Michele al Tagliamento is a town in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. SS14 passes through the comune, whose frazione of Bibione is a famous tourist resort.-External links:* portal with all type of info about San Michele al Tagliamento*...
- San Michele di GanzariaSan Michele di GanzariaSan Michele di Ganzaria is a comune in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 130 km southeast of Palermo and about 60 km southwest of Catania...
- San Michele di SerinoSan Michele di SerinoSan Michele di Serino is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy....
- San Michele MondovìSan Michele MondovìSan Michele Mondovì is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km south of Turin and about 30 km east of Cuneo...
- San Michele SalentinoSan Michele SalentinoSan Michele Salentino is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia, on the south-east Italy coast. Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes.- External links :...
Churches
- San Michele di Pavia - in PaviaPaviaPavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
(also known as San Michele MaggioreSan Michele MaggioreThe Basilica of San Michele Maggiore is a church of Pavia, one of the most striking example of Lombard-Romanesque style. It dates from the 11th and 12th centuries.-History:...
) - San Michele in BorgoSan Michele in BorgoSan Michele in Borgo is a church in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.The church, together with monastery was built in the late 10th to early 11th century outside the walls of the city, over an ancient temple dedicated to Mars...
- in PisaPisaPisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa... - San Michele Extra - in VeronaVeronaVerona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
- San Michele in ForoSan Michele in ForoSan Michele in Foro is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy, built over the ancient Roman forum. Until 1370 it was the seat of the Consiglio Maggiore , the commune's most important assembly. It is dedicated to Archangel Michael.-History:The church is mentioned for the...
- in LuccaLuccaLucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca... - San Michele in IsolaSan Michele in IsolaSan Michele in Isola is a Roman Catholic church in Venice, northern Italy, located on the Isola di San Michele which houses the cemetery of the city...
- in VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region... - San Michele VisdominiSan Michele VisdominiSan Michele Visdomini is a church in the centre of Florence, central Italy. The original church of San Michele was demolished in 1368 to make space for the tribunes of the new Cathedral of Florence. Soon it was rebuilt in its present location to a design by Giovanni di Lapo Ghini, with later facade...
- in FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.... - Church of San Michele - in MaddaloniMaddaloniMaddaloni is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta, about 5 km SE of Caserta, with stations on the railways from Caserta to Benevento and from Caserta to Avellino.-Main sights:...
Other
- Villa San MicheleVilla San MicheleThe Villa San Michele was built around the turn of the 20th century by the Swedish physician, Axel Munthe, on the ruins of the Roman Emperor Tiberius's villa, on the Isle of Capri, Italy. Its gardens have panoramic views of Capri town and its marina, the Sorrentine Peninsula and Mount Vesuvius...
- On the island of CapriCapriCapri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
- The Story of San MicheleThe Story of San MicheleThe Story of San Michele is a book of memoirs by Swedish physician Axel Munthe first published in 1929 by British publisher John Murray. Written in English, it was a best-seller in numerous languages and has been republished constantly in the over seven decades since its original...
- 1929 autobiograpical book of Axel MuntheAxel MuntheAxel Martin Fredrik Munthe was a Swedish psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele, an autobiographical account of his life and work....
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- The Story of San Michele