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In the year 709, following an apparition, Aubert, the Bishop of
Avranches, decided to build a chapel and to engage
priests to offer devotions to the Archangel Michael on a deserted
rock, lashed by the tides and known as “Mount Tombe”.
In 966 Benedictine monks settled there and, on the summit of the rock, built an enormous church, able to receive large numbers of pilgrims.
In the 13th century, new buildings were added, including six magnificent halls that were immediately named “La Merveille” (‘The Wonder’).
In the 15th century, after the romanesque choir collapsed, a new choir was built in the flamboyant gothic style.
A visit to the Abbey of Mont Saint Michel will enable you to discover this unique collection of the architecture of the middle ages and its three building styles: romanesque, gothic and flamboyant gothic.
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