San Michele Arcangelo, Antegnate
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San Michele Arcangelo is a
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-style,
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parish church located in the town of
Antegnate Antegnate (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo. Antegnate borders the following municipalities: Barbata Barbat ...
, province of Bergamo, region of
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, Italy.


History

The church is named for Saint
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the archangel. According to documents, a church at the site was present by the 10th century. Rebuilt in the 15th century with a bell-tower dating to between the 13th and 14th centuries. The interior contains frescoes from the 15th and 16th centuries and three paintings depicting the ''Virgin with Saints''. Another canvas is attributed to
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. Behind the main altar is an 18th-century chapel-sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin, accessed through a stairway. The chapel is richly decorated and frescoed with stories from the ''Life of the Virgin.


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* Many churches are similarly named and some are listed here
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