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San Michele (grape)
San Michele is the Italian name of Saint Michael. It may also refer to: Places ;Italy * San Michele all'Adige, a municipality of the Province of Trento, Trentino-Südtirol * San Michele al Tagliamento, a municipality of the Province of Venice, Veneto * San Michele di Ganzaria, a municipality of the Province of Catania, Sicily * San Michele di Serino, a municipality of the Province of Avellino, Campania * San Michele Mondovì, a municipality of the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont * San Michele Salentino, a municipality of the Province of Brindisi, Apulia * San Michele Tiorre, a hamlet of Felino (PR), Emilia-Romagna * Dusino San Michele, a municipality of the Province of Asti, Piedmont * Olivetta San Michele, a municipality of the Province of Imperia, Liguria Churches ;Italy * San Michele Arcangelo - in Anacapri * San Michele Arcangelo, Antegnate - in province of Bergamo * San Michele e San Francesco, Carmignano * San Michele, Cremona * San Michele Visdomini - in Florence * San Michel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Michael the Taxiarch in Orthodoxy and Archangel Michael is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i faith. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in 3rd- and 2nd-century BC Jewish works, often but not always apocalyptic, where he is the chief of the angels and archangels and responsible for the care of Israel. Christianity adopted nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him, and he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12, where he does battle with Satan, and in the Epistle of Jude, where the author denounces heretics by contrasting them with Michael. Second Temple Jewish writings The earliest surviving mention of Michael is in a 3rd century BC Jewish ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele, Cremona
San Michele is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the city of Cremona, region of Lombardy, Italy. History According to tradition, it would have been built by the Lombards, who venerated the archangel St Michael, although its existence is documented from the 8th century, prior to Lombard rule of Cremona. In the 11th century a new basilica was built. In the 13th century it received a new campanile (belfry), and the naves were vaulted with pointed arches. In the crypt are elements dating to the early Middle Ages crypt, one of which attributed to the Lombard age. The apse, as well as the other church of San Vincenzo in Cremona, resembles that of the Nonantola Abbey. The church includes a statue portraying "St Michael Subjugating the Beast" and located to the right of the high altar. Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Michele Cremona 13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Michele Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Extra
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the second largest in northeastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of and has a population of 714,310 inhabitants. It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs and shows as well as the Opera, opera season in the Verona Arena, Arena, an ancient Ancient Rome, Roman Amphitheatre, amphitheater. Between the 13th and 14th century the city was ruled by the Scaliger, della Scala Family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls. The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona. Two of William Shakespeare's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Verghereto
San Michele Arcangelo is the parish church in the town of Verghereto, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. History A church of this name was originally attached to a rural Camaldolese monastery. When this collapsed, the church was moved to an equally ancient small ''Oratorio di Sant'Antonio'', outside of the city walls. By 1865, a new church was commissioned and in 1884, construction began of the present church on Via Casentinese, inside the city center. The building was reconstructed after earthquakes in 1918–1919, the second World War nearly razed the structure. Again rebuilt using elements from prior structures, including a bell, dated 1404. It formerly contained an 18th-century canvas depicting ''Miracle by a Franciscan Saint'' now kept in the Museo diocesano di Arte Sacra in Sarsina Sarsina ( rgn, Sêrsna) is an Italian town situated in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. Its territory is included in the Tuscan-Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele In Isola
San Michele in Isola is a Roman Catholic church, located on the Isola di San Michele, a small islet sited between Venice and Murano, which once sheltered a Camaldolese monastery ( it, Monastero di S. Michele di Murano), but now houses the main cemetery of the city. The monastery was mostly demolished in the 19th century, but the church remains, originally rebuilt starting in 1469. The church is dedicated to Saint Michael (Roman Catholic), the holder of the scales on Judgement Day, a fit guardian of the sleep of the faithful dead. The island cemetery now includes the land of the formerly separate island of San Cristoforo. This church is sometimes referred to as San Michele di Murano, although this islet is separate from islands comprising that town. History of the monastery It is stated by Cornaro, that Camaldolese tradition holds that Saint Romuald, founder of the order, lived circa the year 1000 on this island, perhaps attracted by its insularity relative to the main islands of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Trecesali
San Michele Arcangelo or St Michael Archangel is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic parish church in Trecasali, Province of Parma, Italy. A church at the site is documented since the 13th, century, however, the present structure was built 1740–1766. The interior has frescoes by Paolo Ferrari depicting: ''St Michael defeats the Demons'', the ''Story of Moses'', the ''Story of St Michael'', ''The Four Evangelists'', and ''St Peter in Glory'' within stucco decoration by Fortunato Rusca. The main altarpiece depicts ''St Michael defeating the Devil'' (1768), by Gaetano Callani, a copy of a Raphael's St. Michael Vanquishing Satan found in the Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ... museum. The frame of the altarpiece was created by Ignazio Marchetti. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele In Borgo
San Michele in Borgo is a Roman Catholic church in Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. History The church, together with monastery (which first belonged to the Benedictines, and, from the 12th century, the Camaldolese) was built in the late 10th to early 11th century outside the walls of the city, over an ancient temple dedicated to Mars.The name "Borgo" refers in fact to the settlement existing at the time outside the city. Both were restored several times in the following ages. The façade is from the 14th century. The upper part has three order of typically Pisane Gothic loggias. There are three portals, also in Gothic style and withlunettes; the main one is surmounted by a tabernacle with "Madonna and Child" by Lupo di Francesco (the original is in the National Museum of San Matteo in Pisa). The solemn interior, with a nave and two aisles, houses a ''Crucifix'' attributed to Nino Pisano (14th century), paintings by Matteo Rosselli, Baccio Lomi, Aurelio Lomi Aurelio Lomi ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Di Pavia
The Basilica of San Michele Maggiore is a Roman Catholic church in Pavia, region of Lombardy, Italy. The building, dating to the 11-12th centuries, is a well-preserved example of the Lombard- Romanesque style. History Archeological evidence, such as Ostrogoth silverware found at the site in 1968, suggests the site may have housed a early Christian basilica dating to the fifth century. The silverware is now preserved in the Pavia Civic Museums. Between 662 and 671, a church was built at the desire of King Grimoald. Dedicated to St Michael, it was built on the location of the Lombard Palace chapel. This church was destroyed by a fire in 1004, and only the lower part of the bell tower dates to the 7th-century church. The construction of the current crypt, choir and transept was begun in the late 11th century and was completed by 1130. The vaults of the nave, originally with two grossly squared groin-vaulted spans, were replaced in 1489 by the design of master architect Agostino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Abbey, Monticchio
The Abbey of San Michele is a Benedictine Abbey located at the foot of Monte Vulture, on the eastern flank of the Lago di Monticchio Piccolo in Monticchio in the region of Basilicata, Italy. History The abbey was founded in the 10th century at the site of grottoes carved into a rock cliff. There is evidence of worship at the site from the 3rd to 4th century of the modern era. Veneration of St Michael Archangel was developed by the Italian-Greek monks at the site, who were then replaced by Benedictines, who erected the abbey, then abandoned it in 1456. it was occupied by the Capuchin friars The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM) .... An 18th-century church was built at the site near the rock-cut chapel of San Michele. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele In Foro
San Michele in Foro is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy, built over the ancient Roman forum. Until 1370 it was the seat of the ''Consiglio Maggiore'' (Major Council), the commune's most important assembly. It is dedicated to Archangel Michael. History The church is mentioned for the first time in 795 as ''ad foro'' (in the forum). It was rebuilt after 1070 by will of Pope Alexander II. Notable is the façade, from the 13th century, with a large series of sculptures and inlays, numerous of which remade in the 19th century. The lower part has a series of blind arcades, the central of which includes the main portal. The upper part, built using plenty of iron materials to counter wind, has four orders of small loggias. On the summit, flanked by two other angels, is the 4 m-tall statue of St. Michael the Archangel. According to a legend, an angel's finger would have a huge diamond. On the lower right corner of the façade is a statue (1480) of the Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Visdomini
San Michele Visdomini is a Roman Catholic church in the centre of Florence, central Italy. The original church of San Michele was demolished in 1368 to make space for the tribunes of the new Cathedral of Florence. Soon it was rebuilt in its present location to a design by Giovanni di Lapo Ghini, with later facade (1577-1590) by Bartolomeo Ammannati. A chapel for Francesco Pucci houses a '' Holy Family and Saints'' by Jacopo Pontormo Jacopo Carucci (May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as ''Jacopo da Pontormo'', ''Jacopo Pontormo'', or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a profound sty .... The name ''Visdomini'' derives from the simplification of a title of an administrator in an episcopal office (a "vice domino"). References * * {{Coord, 43, 46, 26.14, N, 11, 15, 29.05, E, source:itwiki_region:IT_type:landmark, display=title Roman Catholic churches completed in 1590 Renaissance ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele E San Francesco, Carmignano
San Michele e San Francesco is a renaissance-style, Roman Catholic parish church located in the Piazza SS Francesco e Michele in the town of Carmignano, province of Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is best known for housing the Jacopo Pontormo altarpiece of the '' Visitation''. History The ''pieve'' church was putatively established after a visit to the town in 1211 by St Francis of Assisi. Under the patronage of Bernardo da Quintavalle a small convent and oratory were built. The present church, with a single nave typical of Franciscan churches, was built in 1330, with refurbishments over the centuries. The convent was suppressed in 1798. During World War II, the church was damaged, and reconstruction aimed to restore it to its medieval layout. This joined the church to the Oratory of St Sebastian on the left and the cloister on the right. The portal has a memorial to Giovanni Parenti of Carmignano, general of the Franciscans. The interiors has six lateral altars. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
