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Churches - St. Michael
Archangel
The
church is located in Via Tarantini, not far away from
the Cathedral; its main characteristic is the "cupola",
made with polychrome bricks.
It has been recently restored and nowadays it's used
for meetings and seminars. The church is made by a single
nave with chapels on both sides, the inner part is almost
completely lacking of furnishings.
Besides there are the
monastery's rooms, also recently restored and used for
cultural events, in the past were used as school and
dormitory, and sometimes as a jail.
The Bishop Francesco De Estrada bought the entire building
for educational activities that started on 1664 by the
Monks of "Scuole Pie" (Pious Schools)
with a good success.
Here St. Pompilio Maria Pirrotti teached just after
being ordained in 1734.
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Outer part
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Inside
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Pulpit
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Entrance
monastery
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Cupola
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