Round table: Saint Michael’s sacred line

Saint Michael’s sacred line: a mysterious path linking 7 sites dedicated to the archangel

As part of the 7th “Des chemins et des hommes” cycle, a roundtable (with photo projection) moderated by Frédéric Rochet, director of Forum104.

The “line of St. Michael” is an alignment of seven sites dedicated to the archangel, from Skellig Michael (Ireland) to Mount Carmel (Israel), via St Michael’s Mount (England), Mont-Saint-Michel (Normandy), Sacra di San Michele (Italy), Monte san Angelo (Italy) and Symi (Greece). It is said to symbolize the sword blow the archangel dealt the devil to send him to hell. Éric Georgelin and Morgane Le Moelle, who have just walked it, came back transformed.

• Éric Georgelin, a former industrial executive, discovered the pilgrim’s way of life when he set out from Nantes to Geneva via Vézelay. With a passion for history and a thirst for the sacred, he started the Saint-Michel line in both directions, on two different itineraries.
  He is the author of Thank you for existing! 40-day getaway from Nantes to Geneva (self-published, 2018).

• Morgane Le Moelle, a therapist, is an avid walker: she has completed the Camins de Saint-Jacques, the Tour de Bretagne, the Chemin de Stevenson and the Loire. In 2023-2024, she covered almost 5,000 kilometers on foot along the Saint-Michel route.
  She is the author of Compostelle. An inner journey (À cœur vaillant, 2021).

At the end of the round table:

• A glass of friendship
• Authors’ signing session
• Organizers’ stands