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San Michele Arcangelo

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San Michele Arcangelo
Vicolo del forno,53040 Cetona (Si)



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The church was built in 1155 by Uberto, Bishop of Chiusi, who dedicated it to Saints Michael, James, Philip, Quiricus, and Cecilia. Some suggest its origins are Lombard, as the saints named after it included Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Quiricus, saints to whom the Lombards had a particular devotion.

 

With the expansion work carried out in 1614, including the addition of the sacristy and bell tower, almost no trace of the original building remains. The current church features Baroque architecture with a neoclassical portal and tympanum.

 

The interior has three naves with a trussed roof, four side altars, and two chapels in the presbytery. Of particular note is a 14th-century wooden statue of the Madonna delle Grazie, preserved in the altar of the right aisle; In addition to its stylistic features, it also deserves to be remembered for the value attributed to it by religious tradition: according to legend, it was found in a rocky crevice at the summit of the Rocca that opened during a hurricane.

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