San Michele Arcangelo is the parish church in the town of

Verghereto Verghereto ( rgn, Vargaréd; Tuscan: (rare)) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about south of Forlì. The main parish church is San Mic ...

, in the

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, region of

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, Italy.

History

A church of this name was originally attached to a rural

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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-Romagnolo Apennines. History Ancient Sarsina or Sassina was a town of the Umbri. Capt ...

.Fumaiolo tourism site

References

19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches completed in 1884 Churches in the province of Forlì-Cesena {{Italy-church-stub