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Sacra di San Michele, sometimes known as Saint Michael’s Abbey, is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val di Susa, near Torino. The abbey, which for much of its history came under Benedictine rule, is now entrusted to the Rosminians.
Monastery was founded between 983 and 987 on the top of the mountain Pirchiriano and was build a piece after a piece during next centuries.

Sacra di San Michele Monastery is situated over one big rock in the mountain with a very big large view in all directions. Sacra di San Michele is staying 1000 km away from the other two sacred monasteries for pilgrims, one in North France (Mont Saint-Michel) and another one in South Italy (Sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo), Puglia. The three sacred places dedicated to St. Michael aligned along a line that extended the crow flies, leading to Jerusalem.