Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

MONTE

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 775 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

MONTE SANT' ANGELO, a See also:

town of See also:Apulia, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Foggia, 10 m. N. of See also:Manfredonia by road, 2765 ft. above See also:sea-level, on the See also:southern slopes of Monte See also:Gargano. Pop. (19o1), 17,369 (town); 21,997 (See also:commune). It has a See also:castle and a famous ' This has been demonstrated by O. See also:Richter, Ober antike Steinmetzzeichen (See also:Berlin, 1885), pp. 43-51. See also:sanctuary of S. Michele, founded in 491 over a See also:cave in which the See also:archangel is said to have appeared to S. See also:Laurentius, See also:arch-See also:bishop of Sipontum; the See also:bronze doors, made in See also:Constantinople, See also:bear the date ro76. The octagonal campanile See also:dates from 1273. The portal of S.

Maria See also:

Maggiore is noteworthy. The Tomba di Rotari is a domed See also:building of the See also:Norman See also:period. To the See also:north lies the highest point of the Monte Gargano (346o ft.). See also:Strabo speaks of an See also:oracle of See also:Calchas on the See also:top of the See also:mountain, and a healing See also:spring at Podalirius at the bottom, 12 M. from the sea. See S. Beltramelli, Il Gargano (See also:Bergamo, 1907).

End of Article: MONTE

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
MONTDIDIER 		[next]
MONTE CASSINO

Site © 2006 - Net Industries