Saint Michael in the Catholic Church him and the construction of Churches and monasteries at specific locations. Because most monastic islands lie close to land, they were viewed as forts holding demons at a distance against attacks on the Church. Monasteries such as Mont Saint-Michel off the coast of Normandy, France and Skellig Michael, off the coast of County Kerry, Ireland, dedicated to the Archangel are examples of these. Another notable structure is that of St Michael's Mount, located in Mounts Bay, near Penzance, Cornwall - a stunning island castle that resembles Mont Saint-Michel, and can only be reached on foot at low tide. St. Bernard
Church of St. Michael, Štip Church of St. Michael, Štip Church of St Michael (Macedonian Cyrilic: "Свети Архангел Михаил"), also called Fitija ("Фитија") is the most valuable medieval monument of Štip, Republic of Macedonia. The Church was built as the central feature of a monastery in 1332. Its endower was protosebastos Hrelja, a nobleman of Serbian kingdom that ruled Štip since 1282. It is located next to the road linking the suburb with the castle Isar. In 1334 Hrelja, with consent of king Stefan Dušan, donated the church to Chilandar, the Serbian monastery in Holy Mount Athos. The donation was confirmed in 1381 by the