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This Wikipedia list has a lot more St. Michael's churches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_C

This Wikipedia list has a lot more St. Michael's churches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Church Around 150 in Europe alone. For the next hackaton: Write a programme to find all possible approximately straight lines between any 7 of these churches.

acjohnson55 2y ago
Also, allow the map projection to vary, to produce lines of different curvatures.
mikhailfranco 2y ago
There really are many more. I know of 3 in a small area of Somerset not on the list, but 2 of them are ruined, and hence not currently dedicated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael_and_All_Angels,_Somerton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael_and_All_A... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrow_Mump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrow_Mump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Tor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Tor Churches were often dedicated to St. Michael when they were built over pagan sanctuaries, because St. Michael could fight the old heathen devil. Another example would be in Brent Knoll, next to the iron age hill fort: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Brent_Knoll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Brent_K... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Knoll_Camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Knoll_Camp That is undoubtedly the case for both St. Michael's Mount (Cornwall) and Mont Saint Michel (Normandy) in the list of 7. They are both perfect defensive sites, on islands close to the shore, but accessible by causeways at low tide, and hence certainly occupied from prehistoric times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Mount https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Mount https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel
- mikhailfranco 2y ago
  P.S. I added these to Wikipedia, but note there is a whole separate page for Michael with All his Angels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Chur...

acjohnson55 2y ago

Also, allow the map projection to vary, to produce lines of different curvatures.

mikhailfranco 2y ago

There really are many more. I know of 3 in a small area of Somerset not on the list, but 2 of them are ruined, and hence not currently dedicated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael_and_All_Angels,_Somerton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael_and_All_A... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrow_Mump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrow_Mump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Tor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Tor Churches were often dedicated to St. Michael when they were built over pagan sanctuaries, because St. Michael could fight the old heathen devil. Another example would be in Brent Knoll, next to the iron age hill fort: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Brent_Knoll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Brent_K... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Knoll_Camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Knoll_Camp That is undoubtedly the case for both St. Michael's Mount (Cornwall) and Mont Saint Michel (Normandy) in the list of 7. They are both perfect defensive sites, on islands close to the shore, but accessible by causeways at low tide, and hence certainly occupied from prehistoric times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Mount https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Mount https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel

mikhailfranco 2y ago
P.S. I added these to Wikipedia, but note there is a whole separate page for Michael with All his Angels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Chur...