Limigiano is a ''

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'' of the ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' of

Bevagna Bevagna is a town and ''comune'' in the central part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria), in the flood plain of the Topino river. Bevagna is south-east of Perugia, west of Foligno, north-north-west of Montefalco, south of Assisi ...

in the

Province of Perugia The province of Perugia () is the larger of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia. The province covered all of Umbria until 1927, w ...

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, central

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. It stands at an elevation of 333 metres above sea level. At the time of the

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census of 2001 it had 56 inhabitants. Limigiano is a rural village, surrounded by large olive groves. The main point of interest is the Romanesque abbey church of ''San Michele Arcangelo''. While the foundations are from the 11th century, the current structure dates back to the 13th century. The church was extended and altered through several phases of construction, repair, and maintenance in the Middle Ages. Today the church has a naves and two aisles, each finishing in an

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. The church was renovated in 1947 but the beautiful frescoes (some probably by the school of

Niccolò Alunno Niccolò di Liberatore, known as L'Alunno (also Niccolò di Liberatore and Niccolò da Foligno; the name is sometimes spelled Nicolò) (1430–1502) was an Italian painter of the Umbrian school. Life and career He was born at Foligno, the son o ...

) are in various stages of deterioration, mostly due to the damage from the

1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake The 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquakes occurred in the regions of Umbria and Marche, central Italy over a period of several months from September 1997 to April 1998. It consisted of eight earthquakes with magnitudes greater than . The first of ...

and the leaking in of rainwater since then. Of the medieval castle only a few ruins can be found.

External links

Bill Thayer's site on San Michele church

References

Frazioni of the Province of Perugia {{Umbria-geo-stub