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San Michele Arcangelo (Church of St Michael the Archangel) is a Roman catholic church located in
Anacapri
Anacapri () is a ''comune'' on the island of Capri, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy.
Anacapri is located higher on the island than Capri (about higher on average)http://www.capritourism.com/imgg/download/capri_map_en.pdf —the Anc ...
,
Capri,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. Located on Piazza San Nicola and built in 1719, it is octagonal in shape and of
Baroque style.
The church received a "monument" designation due to its notable
majolica
In different periods of time and in different countries, the term ''majolica'' has been used for two distinct types of pottery.
Firstly, from the mid-15th century onwards, was ''maiolica'', a type of pottery reaching Italy from Spain, Majorca a ...
floor
mosaic
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly pop ...
.
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Roman Catholic churches in Capri, Campania
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1719
Octagonal churches in Italy
1719 establishments in Italy
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy