The church of San Gaugerico in Fumone was erected in the first half of the 14th century on a former structure, by the canonical "magister Iohannes de Fumone" of the homonymous church of St. Gaugerico in the diocese of Cambrai.
Giovanni da Fumone was the apostolic writer of Pope John XXII, when in 1332 he returned to Fumone.
The history of this church intertwines with that of the oldest of Sant'Angelo outside the walls that in 1585 was closed due to its inconvenience.
The façade has a beautiful gothic portal and pointed arch (‘sesto acuto’) with various moldings, topped by a small round window.
In 1909 the building was restored and re-opened to worship by then pastor don Angelo Celani.
The church has two naves, and inside is found the altarpiece of the main altar that depicts San Gaugerico from the early 18th century, the painting of the Madonna del Rosario fromthe beginning of the twentieth century by master Vincenzo Cerica surrounded by stuccos, and the painting of S. Michele Arcangelo made by Arsenio Cocchi.
In 1920 the title of St. Michael the Archangel was added.
The lectern and an astonishing wooden cross are made by the local master Paolino Cialone.
(Alessandro Potenziani)
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