San Michele Arcangelo is a

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church located in the center of the town of

Bolognola Bolognola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. Bolognola borders the following municipalities: Fiastra, Montefortino, Sarnano, ...

, province of Macerata, region of

Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...

, Italy.

History

The church and its tall bell tower were rebuilt in a

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-style after avalanches in 1930 and 1934 destroyed the prior church. The church contains a

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by Giulio Vergari of

Amandola Amandola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona, about northwest of Ascoli Piceno and about west of Fermo Fermo (; ancient: Firmum Picenum) is a town and ''comune' ...

and a fresco detached from the razed church of Santa Maria a Piè del Sasso depicting the ''Crucifixion''.Province of Macerata
tourism entry on church.

References

19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Gothic Revival church buildings in Italy

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