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171:. Aubert did not pay attention to this vision at first, doubting it was a true vision. The archangel appeared a second time, but still Aubert hesitated, lest this be a demonic manifestation. At last in exasperation Michael appeared to him again, this time poking him in his head and ordering him to complete the task. Where the archangel touched him, Aubert was left with a hole in his skull. After this the oratory was built. It was dedicated on 16 October 709. Here he at first established canons; then the Benedictines. Aubert is reputed to have been buried at the oratory. 49: 148: 205: 380: 356: 392: 368: 272: 422: 432: 335: 234: 178:
of Aubert's skull, complete with hole where the archangel's finger pierced it, can still be seen at the Saint-Gervais Basilica in
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Aubert was ordered by the archangel Michael to start construction of what became Mont Saint-Michel
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of Avranches became vacant, Aubert, known for his wisdom and piety, was chosen bishop.
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The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature
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Breslin, Carole. "Catholic Heroes . . . St. Aubert",
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Index

St Aubert
Saint Aubert (disambiguation)

Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
shrine
Avranches
Feast
bishop of Avranches
Mont Saint-Michel
Childebert III
See

Archangel Michael
oratory
tidal island
Couesnon
relic
Avranches
trepanation
saint
Roman Catholic Church
feast day

ISBN
9780199596607
Breslin, Carole. "Catholic Heroes . . . St. Aubert", The Wanderer, September 8, 2015
Huddleston, Gilbert. "Mont-St-Michel." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 17 Aug. 2014
"The archangel and the origins of the Abbey"
the original

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