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San Michele Arcangelo (other)
San Michele Arcangelo is the Italian name for Michael (archangel), an archangel in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. San Michele Arcangelo may also refer to the following Italian churches: * San Michele Arcangelo ai Corridori di Borgo in Rome * San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata in Rome * San Michele Arcangelo in Sant'Angelo in Lizzola * San Michele Arcangelo ai Minoriti, Catania * San Michele Arcangelo, Anacapri * San Michele Arcangelo, Antegnate * San Michele Arcangelo, Ausonia * San Michele Arcangelo, Bolognola * San Michele Arcangelo, Borgo d'Ale * San Michele Arcangelo, Contigliano * San Michele Arcangelo, Fermo * San Michele Arcangelo, Grammichele * San Michele Arcangelo, Greccio * San Michele Arcangelo, Marsico Nuovo * San Michele Arcangelo, Montasola * San Michele Arcangelo, Naples * San Michele Arcangelo, Ostiano * San Michele Arcangelo, Paganico * San Michele Arcangelo, Perugia * San Michele Arcangelo, Potenza * San Michele Arcangelo, Rivodutri * San Michele Arcangelo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael (archangel)
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 Jew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Naples
San Michele Arcangelo or San Michele a Port'Alba is one of four major churches facing Piazza Dante in Naples, Italy. It stands near Port'Alba, a city gate opening to the piazza. Construction of the church, originally called ''Santa Maria della Provvidenza'', began around 1620, but it underwent reconstruction in the 18th century by architect Domenico Antonio Vaccaro and expansion by designs of Giuseppe Astarita. The present facade is in Rococo style. The church was reopened in October, 2010. The interior contains a ''St Michael'' by Giuseppe Marullo and a ''Sant'Irene'' and ''Sant'Emidio'' by Vaccaro, the architect. The 18th century ceiling frescoes were painted by Lucio Stabile. In the sacristy is a marble font (1758) by Nicola Tagliacozzi Canale Nicola Tagliacozzi Canale (Naples, 1691 – Naples, 1764) was an Italian architect, engineer, engraver, and scenic designer of the Rococo period in Naples, Italy. He was influenced by his contemporaries Domenico Antonio Vaccaro and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele (other)
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 Miche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele (other)
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically pronounced) name Michelle. It can also be a surname. Both are ultimately derived from the Latin biblical archangel Michael, original Hebrew name מיכאל, meaning " Who is like God?". Men with the given name Michele *Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer *Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996), Italian actor *Michele Alboreto (1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver *Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian *Michele Andreolo (1912–1981), Italian footballer *Michele Bianchi (1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary *Michele Bravi (born 1994), Italian singer *Michele Cachia (1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer *Michele Canini (born 1985), Italian footballer *Michele Dell'Orco (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Volterra
San Michele Arcangelo (St Michele Archangel) is a 13th-century Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church in Volterra, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church is across the street from the Medieval Palazzo Maffei-Guarnacci (Casa Torre Toscano). History While there is documentation dating a church on the site to the 10th century, the Romanesque facade of the church, partially embellished with marble and pietra dura striations dates to around 1285. In the arches are reliefs with the heraldic symbols of the Farnese family. The statue of the Madonna over the portal is a copy of a 14th-century original now in the Museum of Sacred Art. Those expecting the interior will continue in the style of the exterior will be disappointed. The interior was completely modified in the 1820s by the order of the Scolopi, which had owned the church since 1711. The presbytery still contains a marble tabernacle by a 15th-century Florentine Balsimelli di Settignano, and contains a ''Madonna and child'' terra ... [...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 Arcangelo, Trecasali
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 museum. The frame of the altarpiece was created by Ignazio Marchetti Ignazio () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Arts *Ignazio Collino (1736–1793), Italian sculptor *Ignazio Fresu (born 1957), Italian sculptor *Ignazio Gardella (1905–1999), Italian architect and designer .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Scicli
San Michele Arcangelo is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in the town of Scicli, province of Ragusa, Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ..., Italy. History A church at the site was likely established prior to the 15th century, but the present church was rebuilt after the major earthquake of 1693. The architect Alessi began work after 1750, and work was concluded by the mid-1800s under the architect Fama of Palermo. The façade is scenographic and contains windows framed by garlands. The nave is elliptical and ends in a semicylindrical apse. The interior is rich in scagliola and frescoes. The balcony beside the organ and has some stuccoes depicting musical instruments. The lateral altars have 19th-century canvases depicting ''St Augustine'', ''St Michael A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Sermoneta
San Michele Arcangelo is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic located in the center of Sermoneta, region of Lazio, Italy. History and description The stone church was putatively built in the 11th century atop the ruins of an ancient pagan temple. The facade is made of non-hewn, irregular stones and sports awkward elements such as a portico entering from the alley at a right angle. The nave is subdivided with two aisles. The church crypt has Romanesque-era frescoes by unknown authors. The organ is from the 18th century and the baptistry from 1603. The church was once affiliated with a confraternity of flagellants Flagellants are practitioners of a form of mortification of the flesh by whipping their skin with various instruments of penance. Many Christian confraternities of penitents have flagellants, who beat themselves, both in the privacy of their dwel ... known as the Battenti. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Rivodutri
San Michele Arcangelo is the Roman Catholic parish church in the center of the town of Rivodutri, in the province of Rieti, region of Lazio, Italy. History A church at the site was likely present from early medieval times, and is documented in 1252 in a list of churches under the bishop of Rieti. Churches dedicated to St Michael were favored by the Lombards, and often located in mountain-top sites. The present church was rebuilt at this site after a 1703 earthquake, work continued until 1769. In 1775 the clock was added to the bell-tower. The church has a single nave with a square apse, and has two chapels on either side. The first on the right has a depiction of the ''Madonna del Buon Consiglio'' (1756) by Pietro Bada. The second is dedicated respectively to the ''Santissima Pietà'' and the ''Holy Rosary''. This chapel holds a prized canvas depicting ''La Pietà with Saints Matthew and Francis'' (1626-1626) by Vincenzo Manenti Vincenzo Manenti (also known as Vincenzio Manenti) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Potenza
San Michele Arcangelo is a romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in the city of Potenza, region of Basilicata, Italy. History A church at the site is first documented in 1178, however, floor mosaics, likely from the 5th century, uncovered in the church suggest that a late Roman structure was likely here before then. As was common for many Lombard churches, it was dedicated to St Michael Archangel 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 .... The stone portal has a sculpted relief of the ''Madonna and Child'' with some Franciscan Order symbols. , historic churches. Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Michele Arcangelo, Perugia
San Michele Arcangelo, also known as Sant'Angelo, is a paleo-Christian temple in the city of Perugia in Umbria. The circular building dates to the 5th to 6th century, and incorporates corinthian capped columns from a prior pagan temple. It is dedicated to the Archangel Michael, whose churches were often located in elevated spots. The small round church is also often called ''Tempio'' or ''Tempietto'', and is located in the neighborhood Borgo Sant'Angelo, near the ancient northern gate (Porta Sant'Angelo) of the city. The structure of the church has been altered across the centuries; in 1479, it was converted into a small fort. A major restoration occurred in 1948 that revealed ancient frescoes and sealed windows. The architecture is an early Romanesque with Byzantine influences in the chapel placement, but the circular temple is something seen in other ancient churches in central Italy, including the church of Sant'Ercolano and of San Giovanni Rotondo in Perugia. It recalls t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
