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Chiesa di San Marziale

Chiesa di San Marziale

Venezia, IT

The church of San Marziale is said to have been founded in the 9th century and rebuilt in 1133 on the initiative of the Bocchi family. In poor condition in the 17th century, the church was rebuilt in Baroque style between 1693 and 1721, the year of its re-consecration.

Chiesa di San Matteo

Chiesa di San Matteo

Genoa, IT

Completed in 1125, the Gothic church of San Matteo is located in the “Molo”, the best preserved medieval district of Genoa.

Chiesa di San Matteo

Chiesa di San Matteo

Tortona, IT

The church of San Matteo is first mentioned in a papal bull of Pope Innocent II in 1134 as belonging to the Canons Regular of Santa Croce di Mortara. In 1449 it passed to the Canons Regular of Lateran and in 1670 the Dominicans moved in, followed by the Bethlehemites. The present building is the result of the reconstruction carried out by the Dominicans at the end of the 17th century and of an intervention in 1961.

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Busto Arsizio, IT

The church of San Michele Arcangelo was built between 1652 and 1796 on the site of a smaller medieval church. The building was already completed in 1679, except for the façade which was finished in 1796 and restored between 1924 and 1925. The baptistery was built in 1884 and in 1937 the church was enlarged according to the plans of the architect Maggi with the construction of the transepts, the sacristy, the apse and the penitentiary, which was transformed into a winter chapel in 1976.

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Empoli, IT

The church of San Michele Arcangelo in Empoli Vecchio is mentioned as early as 1119. In the Middle Ages it was under the patronage of the Abbey of San Savino (until 1561, when it passed to the Order of Santo Stefano). In 1651, the Order of Santo Stefano undertook enlargement, elevation and decoration work. In 1787, the church was deconsecrated and annexed to the neighbouring church of Santa Maria a Ripa; shortly afterwards, the building was sold to private individuals and, over the centuries, it gradually fell into disrepair, being used first as a barn, then as a tool shed and finally as a winery. A few years ago, restoration work was completed, transforming the building into a private house.

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Pescia, IT

The church of San Michele Arcangelo is a 12th-century church from a monastic complex. A monastery dedicated to St. Michael is attested in Pescia since 1104 and an annex church since 1173. The present appearance is mainly due to the enlargement and renovation works of the 16th century. In 1785 the monastery was secularised and transformed into the Conservatory of San Michele. In 1866, the property and assets became state property. Restored in 2004, the complex now houses the Liceo Lorenzini, the art gallery and the parish of San Michele.

Chiesa di San Michele in Borgo

Chiesa di San Michele in Borgo

Pisa, IT

The church of San Michele in Borgo was built with a Benedictine monastery from the 11th century. It is noted for its facade of the 13th-14th century which unlike the rest of the building, was spared by the bombings of the Second World War. Restoration work has been ongoing since 1986.

Chiesa di San Michele in Foro

Chiesa di San Michele in Foro

Lucca, IT

The church of San Michele in Foro was built in the 8th century and was restructured from around 1070, by order of Pope Alexander II, until the 14th century. The window decorations in the crypt, now closed, date from the same period and can be seen on the outside at the base of the apse. The bell tower was removed at the request of Giovanni dell'Agnello, Doge of Pisa from 1364 to 1368, because the sound of his bells could be heard as far away as Pisa and it was a sign of superiority over his city.

Chiesa di San Michele

Chiesa di San Michele

Sciacca, IT

The church of San Michele was founded by Count Guglielmo Peralta in 1371 and rebuilt in the 17th century by Natale Amodeo. The interior, in the shape of a Latin cross divided into three naves, preserves a wooden cross in Catalan Gothic style, a 15th-century marble bas-relief of St. John and Our Lady of Sorrows, painted by Tresca in 1788, a marble baptismal font from 1586 and a silver reliquary monstrance containing two thorns from the crown of Christ. The paintings decorating the church are by Luigi Schittone.

Chiesa di San Michele

Chiesa di San Michele

Torre del Greco, IT

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament and St. Michael the Archangel, known as the Church of San Michele, dates back to the 18th century when it was built together with a monastery, completed in 1706. Following the eruption of Vesuvius in 1794, half of the church was buried by lava, while the monastery was almost completely destroyed. In 1803, the Congrega del Santissimo Sacramento e San Michele Arcangelo bought and restored the church in 1804.

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