ANGEL QUEST IN SEARCH OF ST. MICHAEL'S SWORD

WHY ARE THE SEVEN MONASTERIES IN A STRAIGHT LINE?

CONTENTS (YouTube Chapter Markers)

0:00 Introduction & The Question
8:08 Skellig Michael (Monastery #1)
20:49 Alignment: Star Theories
25:29 St. Michael's Mount (Monastery #2)
30:50 Alignment: Magnetic Theory
33:38 The Sacredness of Beauty
36:01 Mont St. Michel (Monastery #3)
42:33 Alignment: Solstice Theory
48:37 Travel: France to Italy
49:33 The Sacra (Monastery #4)
1:01:53 Alignment: Earth's Energy Theory
1:07:17 Other Churches & Chapels on the Line
1:07:55 Bourges Cathedral
1:09:00 Rock of St. Michele at Aiquilhe
1:09:48 Perugia, Italy - St. Michael's Church
1:15:36 Sir Galgano Guidotti's Sword
1:16:58 Angels are Everywhere
1:17:36 Rome
1:18:59 Guardian Angels
1:20:09 Monte Sant'Angelo (Monastery # 5)
1:27:33 Alignment: Pilgrim Way Station Theory
1:30:58 Taxiarchis Michael (Monastery # 6)
1:43:00 Alignment: Secret Knowledge Theory
1:45:51 Stella Maris (Monastery #7)
1:48:14 Muhraqua, Elijah, & tel Megiddo
1:54:25 Alignment: Skeptic's Theory
1:57:25 tel Meggido (Armageddon)
2:01:11 Epilogue
2:09:07 Credits

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Stretching 2,600 miles across Europe to Israel is a straight line of ancient monasteries all dedicated or closely related to St. Michael the Archangel. The alignment has come to be known as the Sword of St. Michael. Although some of the monasteries were built as far back as the 5th century, only recently has this unique alignment been discovered. Archaeologists wonder how and why the monasteries came to be built in a perfectly straight line, as well as in extremely inaccessible locations on isolated islands and on the side of mountains. Although seemingly built by a diverse collection of monks and friars with little knowledge of each other, the constructed edifices share similar stories of how St. Michael showed up in times of great need.

In the full-length, two-hour 12-minute documentary, Dr. Stan Williams, filmmaker, historian, and author, takes us along on his pilgrimage to each of the monasteries and a few other historic places along the way, including interviews with local archeologists and historians. Stan's friend, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Catholic priest, world traveler, and prolific author who introduced Stan to the St. Michael alignment, adds noteworthy comments and insights throughout this inspiring program suitable for all audiences.

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