Mont Saint-Michel church with a statue

Mont Saint-Michel abbey houses the same name, near the coast Normand, in the department of Manche. His figure was given to him by a church with a statue of St. Michael, which rises to 170 meters high. 

Mont Saint Michel is an island of rock. Building a shrine to Saint Michel began dice 709 The name Mount was then changed, as was previously "Mount grave" called. The bay surrounding was also renamed after the saint honored here. 

In 2001, the church has tried to restore a religious character to the place. Religious resettled there, belonging to the Monastic Communities of Jerusalem. The abbey was no longer inhabited since 1979, as the Benedictine brothers had gradually abandoned. Offices celebrated by the modern community are publicly available, and rooms should be open to allow the pilgrims to stay a few days